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Ground pangolin size: How big do they get?

How big does a Ground pangolin get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Ground pangolin (Manis temminckii) reaches an average size of 48.9 cm (1′ 8″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 11.92 kg (26.28 lbs). On birth they have a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs). Talking about reproduction, Ground pangolins have 1 babies about 1 times per year. The Ground pangolin (genus: Manis) is a member of the family Manidae.

As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.

The average adult size of a Ground pangolin is  (1' 8

The ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii), also known as Temminck’s pangolin or Cape pangolin, is one of four species of pangolins which can be found in Africa, and the only one in southern and eastern Africa. The animal was named for the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck. As a group, pangolins are among the most critically endangered animals in the world.

Animals of the same family as a Ground pangolin

We found other animals of the Manidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Ground pangolin

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Ground pangolin:

Animals with the same litter size as a Ground pangolin

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Ground pangolin:

Animals with the same weight as a Ground pangolin

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Manis temminckii: