Chinese pangolin

Researchers Race Against Time: Unlocking the Genetic Secrets of Critically Endangered Pangolins Two critically endangered pangolin species, the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) and the Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica), are one step closer to receiving vital conservation aid thanks to groundbreaking genomic research. Scientists from the Guangdong Academy of Forestry and Northeast Forestry University have assembled … Read more

Researchers from Guangdong Academy of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University and their colleagues have assembled chromosome-scale genomes for two critically endangered pangolin species: the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) and the Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica). The distribution area and sampling sites of the Chinese and Malayan pangolins. Image credit: Lan et al., doi: 10.1093/gigascience/giaf003. The pangolin is … Read more