order pholidota
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ORDER PHOLIDOTAPresenting By
Waqas MunirSafina AmanFatima Aslam
PresentingTo
Sir. Zaheer Ahmad
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ORDER PHOLIDOTA
• PANGOLINS Pangolins are also known as scaly anteaters or Old World
anteaters. Living members of the family Manidae include . . . • 4 species in Africa • 3 species in India, South China and South East Asia.
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PANGOLINS
Scientific classificationKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaInfraclass: EutheriaSuperorder: Laurasiatheria
Order: Pholidota
Family: Manidae
Genus: Manis
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General Characteritics
• Pangolins have small conical heads, reduced or absent outer ears, elongate bodies tapering to a stout tail.
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• They are easily recognised by the coats of overlapping scales which protect their heads, bodies and the outer surfaces of their limbs and tails.
• They curl up in a ball when alarmed to protect their scale-less, hairy undersides. The name pangolin means ‘one who rolls up’ in Malay.
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• Pangolins’ limbs are short terminating in five clawed digits; the three middle claws on the fore feet are long and curved.
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• The claws are used to dig for food. Their tails are used as weapons - to thrash and wound predators. The scales also wound attackers.
• Males use their claws for fighting and defense.
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• The female usually has one offspring which she carries on her tail.
• Arboreal pangolins carry the young from soon after birth.
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• Terrestrial pangolins are born underground and are not carried on their mothers’ tails until they are 2 -4 weeks old.
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Food
• All species of pangolins are highly adapted to obtaining and digesting a diet of termites and ants.
• The ingested ants and termites are ground up with sand in a specialised horny stomach.
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• The large claws are used to dig into nests of ground termites and ants and this species may eat 200,000 insects in a night.
• On this diet, the Giant pangolin can reach as much as 30 kg in weight.
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Economic Importance
• Used as food in some countries and • Their body parts are source of valuable material
source of medicine or drug.
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• Malayan pangolins are hunted for their skins, scales, and meat.
• Their parts are used for medicinal purposes
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