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title: "White-bellied Pangolin"
description: "Phataginus tricuspis — Ssaki. The white-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) is one of eight extant species of pangolins (\"scaly anteaters\"), and is native to equatorial Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/white-bellied-pangolin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-bellied Pangolin

> Phataginus tricuspis — Ssaki. The white-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) is one of eight extant species of pangolins ("scaly anteaters"), and is native to equatorial Africa.

- Scientific name: *Phataginus tricuspis*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `jungle` (Dżungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 246
- Wikidata: [Q28173138](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28173138)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74866](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74866)

## Names

- en: White-bellied Pangolin
- de: Weißbauchschuppentier
- es: Pangolín Arbóreo
- fr: Petit Pangolin
- it: Pangolino tricuspide
- nl: Afrikaans boomschubdier
- pt: Pangolim-arborícola

## Countries with the most observations

UG (29), NG (24), CD (22), GA (22), CF (18), CI (17), GH (14), CM (13), CG (11), GQ (11), AO (10), LR (9)

## Summary

The white-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) is one of eight extant species of pangolins ("scaly anteaters"), and is native to equatorial Africa. Also known as the tree pangolin or three-cusped pangolin, it is the most common of the African forest pangolins.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-bellied_pangolin

## Photo

![White-bellied Pangolin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-bellied-pangolin/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben Keen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/200396604

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-bellied-pangolin?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).