Pangolin shells carry a variety of internal parasites, such as tapeworms and Trichinella spiralis, which can damage the stomach and cause complications such as myocarditis, pneumonia and hepatitis.

Pangolin generally refers to China pangolin. China pangolin is a mammal of Squamata and Pangolinidae. The head is 42 to 92 cm long, the tail is 28 to 35 cm long and weighs 2 to 7 kg. Scales are parallel to the body axis, with rows of *** 15 to 18.