TABLE 4.
Published data on pangolin body temperature
Species | Sex | Mass (kg) | Body temperature (°C) | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
Manis pentadactyla | 2♀2♂ | 2.3–5.2 | 33–35 | Heath and Hammel, 1986 |
2♀1♂ | 4.93–7.50 | 30.60–34.20 | This study | |
Manis javanica | 1♀1♂ | 2.11–4.22 | 31.7, 32.3 | McNab, 1984 |
1♀2♂ | 3.75–4.07 | 31.70–34.20 | This study | |
Manis crassicaudata | — | 15.91 | 31.7 | McNab, 1984 |
Phataginus tricuspis | 1♀2♂ | — | 28.8–33.3 | Jones, 1973 |
— | 2.73 | 30.0–36.0 | Hildwein, 1974 | |
— | — | 32.2–35.2 | Eisentraut, 1956 | |
Smutsia gigantea | 1♀1♂ | — | 32.0–34.5 | Jones, 1973 |
Phataginus tetradactyla | — | — | 30.0–36.0 | Hildwein, 1974 |