Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have identified a new pangolin species in Arunachal Pradesh, genetically distinct from the commonly known Chinese and Indian pangolins.Named the Indo-Burmese pangolin (Manis indoburmanica), this species is a significant discovery, often mistaken for the Chinese pangolin but differing by 3.8% at the genomic level. Research indicates that the Indo-Burmese pangolin diverged from its Chinese counterpart (Manis pentadactyla) approximately 3.4 million years ago.
