Chinese Pangolin (IMAGE)

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Chinese Pangolin

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The Chinese Pangolin is one of two species that researchers have now provided high-quality, nearly gapless genome sequences and analyzed these for information to aid in conservation of these animals. The Chinese Pangolin and the Malayan Pangolin, also studied here, are listed as critically endangered on the Red List of the IUCN.

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Yan Hua, Guangdong Academy of Forestry

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