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Philippine pangolin
The Philippine pangolin or Palawan pangolin, also known as the ''balintong'' (''Manis culionensis''), is a pangolin species endemic to the Palawan province of the Philippines. Its habitat includes primary and secondary forests as well as surrounding grasslands. This species is moderately common within its limited range, but is at risk due to heavy hunting because of its valued scales and meat.〔
(''Manis culionensis'' ) in A synopsis of the mammilian fauna of the Philippine Islands. The Field Museum.〕 This species is distinguished from the closely related ''Sunda pangolin'' by its smaller body to tail ratio, smaller scales and a shorter head.〔("Philippine Pangolin" )〕
==Taxonomy==
The species was first described by Casto de Elera in 1915; it was also mentioned by de Elera in an 1895 work.〔(Catálogo sistemático de toda la fauna de Filipinas: conocida hasta el presente, y á la vez el de la colección zoológica del Museo de PP. Dominicos del Colegio-universidad de Sto. Tomás de Manila, escrito con motivo de la Exposición Regional Filipina ) Imprenta del Colegio de Santo Tomás, 1895〕 In the past, this species has been included with the Sunda pangolin, ''Manis javanica'', but has been considered a distinct species since 1998.〔(ITIS Standard Report for ''Manis culionensis'' Taxonomic Serial No.: 727709 )〕 Five distinct morphological characteristics involving the skull and the scales have been identified which separate it from the closely related ''M. javanica''. Both ''M. javanica'' and ''M. culionensis'' are grouped in subgenus ''Paramanis''.〔( Paramanis ) in Wilson and Reeder's Mammal Species of the world: 3rd Edition〕 Genetic isolation leading to the speciation between these species is hypothesized to have been caused by rising sea levels severing a land bridge from Borneo in the Early Pleistocene.〔(ASSESSING THE TAXONOMIC STATUS OF THE PALAWAN PANGOLIN MANIS CULIONENSIS (PHOLIDOTA) USING DISCRETE MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS ) P. Gaubert and A. Antunes. Journal of Mammalogy Volume 86, Issue 6 (December 2005) Article: pp. 1068–1074〕
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