[Taxacom] Order Pholidota, pangolins (endangered)

[Paul Kirk]

... and any host specific microbes living on/in the mites on the pangolins - Paul

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From: Taxacom <taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> On Behalf Of Barry OConnor
Sent: 24 May 2018 04:12
To: Kenneth Kinman <kinman at hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Order Pholidota, pangolins (endangered)

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
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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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