[Taxacom] Order Pholidota, pangolins (endangered)

[Barry OConnor]

Not to mention their parasitic mites in the pangolin-specific family
Manitherionyssidae. -Barry

- So many mites, so little time!

Barry M. OConnor
Professor and Curator
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Research Museums Center
3600 Varsity Drive
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108-2888 USA
phone: 734-763-4354
FAX: 734-763-4080
e-mail: bmoc at umich.edu

> On May 23, 2018, at 9:57 PM, Kenneth Kinman <kinman at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi all,
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>      I was just watching a "Nature" program on PBS about pangolins.  I didn't realize that its 8 species are now categorized as critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable, and it is the most illegally trafficked of all mammals (regarded as a delicacy and also its body parts regarded as having medicinal properties, especially in eastern Asia).  Therefore, the entire Order Pholidota is at risk of extinction.
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> http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/worlds-wanted-animal/16169/
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> <http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/worlds-wanted-animal/16169/>https://qz.com/1142567/pangolin-trafficking-china-seized-record-haul-of-the-worlds-most-trafficked-mammal/
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> https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2017/02/13/gentle-adorable-pangolins-are-critically-endangered-by-misguided-medical-beliefs/#1f78a323cf82
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> <https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2017/02/13/gentle-adorable-pangolins-are-critically-endangered-by-misguided-medical-beliefs/#1f78a323cf82>https://qz.com/1142567/pangolin-trafficking-china-seized-record-haul-of-the-worlds-most-trafficked-mammal/
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