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Cryptic pangolin

Manis mysteria T.-T. Gu, H. Wu, F. Yang, Gaubert, Heighton, Y. Fu, K. Liu, S.-J. Luo, H.-R. Zhang et al., 2023

Status not recordedmammals

The cryptic pangolin (Manis mysteria) is a species in the family Manidae, order Pholidota.

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Quick facts about the cryptic pangolin

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cryptic pangolin live?

Not recorded

Is the cryptic pangolin endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the cryptic pangolin classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderPholidota
  5. familyManidae
  6. genusManis
  7. SpeciesManis mysteria T.-T. Gu, H. Wu, F. Yang, Gaubert, Heighton, Y. Fu, K. Liu, S.-J. Luo, H.-R. Zhang et al., 2023
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Asian mysterious pangolinEnglish
  • بنغول خفيArabic

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cryptic pangolin

Other species in the same genus Manis.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the cryptic pangolin?

The cryptic pangolin (Manis mysteria) belongs to the family Manidae in the order Pholidota.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cryptic pangolin (Manis mysteria). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptic-pangolin

MLA

“Cryptic pangolin (Manis mysteria).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptic-pangolin.

BibTeX
@misc{cryptic_pangolin_2026,
  title = {Cryptic pangolin (Manis mysteria)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cryptic-pangolin},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}