How big does a Indian pangolin get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:
A grown Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) reaches an average size of 54.3 cm (1′ 10″).
When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). During their lifetime of about 13.5 years, they grow from 311 grams (0.69 lbs) to 8.02 kg (17.68 lbs). Talking about reproduction, Indian pangolins have 1 babies about 1 times per year. The Indian 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 Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata), also called thick-tailed pangolin and scaly anteater is a pangolin native to the Indian subcontinent.Like other pangolins, it has large, overlapping scales on its body which act as armour. It can also curl itself into a ball (volvation) as self-defence against predators such as the tiger. The colour of its scales varies depending on the colour of the earth in its surroundings.It is an insectivore, feeding on ants and termites, digging them out of mounds and logs using its long claws, which are as long as its fore limbs. It is nocturnal and rests in deep burrows during the day.It is not common anywhere in its range, and is threatened by hunting for its meat and for various body parts used in traditional medicine.
Animals of the same family as a Indian pangolin
We found other animals of the Manidae family:
- Tree pangolin with 1 babies per litter
- Ground pangolin with a size of 48.9 cm (1′ 8″)
- Giant pangolin bringing 33 kilos (72.75 lbs) to the scale
- Chinese pangolin with a size of 37.9 cm (1′ 3″)
- Sunda pangolin with a size of 59 cm (2′ 0″)
- Long-tailed pangolin with 1 babies per litter
Animals with the same size as a Indian pangolin
Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Indian pangolin:
- Alaskan hare with a size of 57.6 cm (1′ 11″)
- White-nosed coati with a size of 55 cm (1′ 10″)
- White-tailed mongoose with a size of 57.3 cm (1′ 11″)
- Corsac fox with a size of 58 cm (1′ 11″)
- Salt’s dik-dik with a size of 59.5 cm (2′ 0″)
- Common spotted cuscus with a size of 45.8 cm (1′ 7″)
- Philippine porcupine with a size of 54.2 cm (1′ 10″)
- Delacour’s langur with a size of 57.7 cm (1′ 11″)
- Liberian mongoose with a size of 45 cm (1′ 6″)
- Mona monkey with a size of 51 cm (1′ 9″)
Animals with the same litter size as a Indian pangolin
Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Indian pangolin:
- Northeast African mole-rat
- Fischer’s pygmy fruit bat
- Zanzibar bushbaby
- Alpaca
- Subantarctic fur seal
- American bison
- Indian hare
- Bushy-tailed mongoose
- Long-nosed potoroo
- Goat
Animals with the same life expectancy as a Indian pangolin
Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Indian pangolin:
- Masoala fork-marked lemur with an average maximal age of 12 years
- Greater bamboo lemur with an average maximal age of 12 years
- Seba’s short-tailed bat with an average maximal age of 12.33 years
- Common dwarf mongoose with an average maximal age of 10.92 years
- Blue duiker with an average maximal age of 12 years
- Red hartebeest with an average maximal age of 15.25 years
- Giant armadillo with an average maximal age of 15 years
- Weyns’s duiker with an average maximal age of 15.25 years
- Crab-eating mongoose with an average maximal age of 13.33 years
- Pygmy hog with an average maximal age of 12 years
Animals with the same weight as a Indian pangolin
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Manis crassicaudata:
- Fossa (animal) with a weight of 9.5 kilos (20.94 lbs)
- Neotropical otter with a weight of 6.55 kilos (14.44 lbs)
- Brush-tailed rock-wallaby with a weight of 6.94 kilos (15.3 lbs)
- Lowlands tree-kangaroo with a weight of 8.47 kilos (18.67 lbs)
- Asian golden cat with a weight of 7.73 kilos (17.04 lbs)
- Jaguarundi with a weight of 6.88 kilos (15.17 lbs)
- Crab-eating raccoon with a weight of 6.94 kilos (15.3 lbs)
- Koala with a weight of 6.55 kilos (14.44 lbs)
- Short-eared dog with a weight of 8.36 kilos (18.43 lbs)
- Collared mangabey with a weight of 7.29 kilos (16.07 lbs)