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Manis temminckii Smuts 1832 (ground pangolin)

Mammalia - Pholidota - Manidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 234838

Alternative combination: Smutsia temminckii

Belongs to Manis according to Smuts 1832

Sister taxa: Manis (Uromanis), Manis crassicaudata, Manis javanica, Manis pentadactyla, Manis tetradactyla

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Average measurements (in mm): femur length 107.5, fibula length 78.9, humerus length 70.8, radius length 44.7, tibia length 86.8, ulna length 65.5

Estimated body mass: 2.22 kg based on femur length, humerus length, tibia length, and ulna length