Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica).
Image: Frendi Apen Irawan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
At a glance
- IUCN category
- CR · Critically Endangered
- Animal group
- Mammals
- Population trend
- Decreasing
- FaunaHub record reviewed
- Checked against IUCN
- Matches source — IUCN's 2019 global assessment of Manis javanica says Critically EndangeredChecked 2026-10-09 against IUCN's Red List export published 2026-07-28 · assessment
Conservation overview
The Sunda pangolin is a scale-covered, ant- and termite-eating mammal of Southeast Asia. It is assessed as Critically Endangered.
When threatened it rolls into an armoured ball, but this is no defence against human hunters.
Range & habitat
Forests of Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Major threats
Threats below are drawn from the authoritative sources listed on this page. For the current, complete assessment, see the IUCN Red List.
- Poaching and trafficking for scales and meat
- Habitat loss
Why it matters
Pangolins are among the most heavily trafficked wild mammals in the world, making the Sunda pangolin a symbol of the global fight against the illegal wildlife trade.
Pangolins are widely reported among the most trafficked wild mammals.
Sources
Sources for Sunda Pangolin
- IUCN Red List — look up Sunda Pangolin (authoritative status)
- Animal Diversity Web