Sunda Pangolin

Manis javanica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Bako National Park

1 Verified sightings at Bako National Park From 2019 to 2026

20 Verified sightings across all 10 parks From 2019 to 2026

🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted at dawn and dusk

About the Sunda Pangolin

The Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica), also known as the Malayan or Javan pangolin, is a species of pangolin. It is a member of the Manidae family. Its English name comes from the Malay name pëngulin, which means "roller".

It is native to Southeast Asia, including Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, and the islands of Borneo, Java, Sumatra and the Lesser Sunda Islands. It prefers forested primary, secondary and scrub forest habitats, but also lives in rubber and palm oil plantations. It is largely arboreal.

In the past, this species has included the closely related Palawan pangolin (M. culionensis), as both are in the subgenus Paramanis. It is closely related to the Chinese pangolin, although the Malayan species is larger, lighter in colour, and has shorter fore claws.

During the Pilo-Pleistocene, something that has shaped its phylogeographic patterns is the experience of the pangolin geographically and its climate history. The skin of the Sunda pangolin's feet is granular, although pads are found on its front feet. It has thick and powerful claws to dig into the soils in search of ant nests or to tear... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	~10%
2	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	~10%
3	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
4	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
5	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
6	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
7	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
8	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
9	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
10	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data

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