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