Pangolins are the world's most heavily trafficked wild animal. In the past two decades, more than 900,000 were poached. They are highly sought after for use in traditional medicine, which requires ...

In particular, two pangolin species, the Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica) and the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), are under acute survival pressure.

The Malayan pangolin, or Sunda pangolin, is listed as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, as is the Chinese pangolin and the ...

The pangolin – unique among mammals because of its reptilian scales ... (Malayan pangolin), are likely to be designated as "critically endangered" next year. ...

A Malayan pangolin is seen out of its cage after being confiscated by the Department of Wildlife and Natural Parks in Kuala Lumpur, 08 August 2002.

An international team of researchers analyzed frozen tissue samples from 18 Malayan pangolins collected during anti-smuggling operations at Guangxi Customs in southern China.

Researchers reported the circulation of a novel MERS-like coronavirus among Malayan pangolins, Manis javanica HKU4-associated CoV (MjHKU4r-CoV).

The paper published Thursday in Nature examined a second set of Malayan pangolins seized from a smuggling operation and also found coronaviruses much like the ones previously studied.

The small, scaly, and highly endangered pangolin has been keeping a secret: it comprises not eight species but nine, with a new one discovered through analysis of confiscated scales.

The Chinese Pangolin and the Malayan Pangolin, also studied here, are listed as critically endangered on the Red List of the IUCN. view more . Credit: Yan Hua, Guangdong Academy of Forestry.