Scientists unveil potential new pangolin species, highlighting conservation challenges

Mongabay
Jan 26, 2025, 7:54 pm175 pts
Around 3.4 million years ago, a hidden evolutionary tale unfolded in the Indo-Burma region: a cryptic pangolin species diverged from the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla). Long thought to be the same species, Indian scientists now propose it as distinct, though some experts remain skeptical. In a recent…

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