Concept information
Preferred term
Pangolins
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Pholidota
Note
- do not confuse entry term SCALY ANTEATERS with ANTEATERS see VERMILINGUA
Scope note
- Solitary, chiefly burrowing and nocturnal mammals of the order Pholidota. They have bodies, tails and heads encased in sharp scales, which protect them when rolled up into a ball when threatened. Also called scaly anteaters, pangolins are myrmecophagous mainly eating ants and termites and are distributed in the warmer parts of the Asia and the Africa continents. Chinese pangolins are a potential intermediate DISEASE RESERVOIR of COVID-19 virus, SARS-CoV-2.
History note
- 2021
In other languages
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Finnish
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muurahaiskäpy
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Swedish
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Kortsvansad myrkott
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Smutsia
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Vitbukig myrkott
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000086642
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