s ▁in ▁deep ▁bur rows ▁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 . ▁ ▁Character istics ▁▁ ▁The ▁Indian ▁p angol in ▁is ▁a ▁solit ary , ▁sh y , ▁slow - mov ing , ▁no ct urn al ▁m amm al . ▁It ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁long ▁from ▁head ▁to ▁tail , ▁the ▁tail ▁usually ▁being ▁ ▁long , ▁and ▁we igh s ▁. ▁Fem ales ▁are ▁generally ▁smaller ▁than ▁the ▁males ▁and ▁have ▁one ▁pair ▁of ▁m amma e . ▁The ▁p angol in ▁poss esses ▁a ▁cone - sh aped ▁head ▁with ▁small , ▁dark ▁eyes , ▁and ▁a ▁long ▁m uzz le ▁with ▁a ▁nose ▁pad ▁similar ▁in ▁color , ▁or ▁dark er ▁than , ▁its ▁p ink ish - b rown ▁skin . ▁It ▁has ▁powerful ▁lim bs , ▁t ipped ▁with ▁sharp , ▁cla wed ▁digits . ▁The ▁p angol in ▁has ▁no ▁teeth , ▁but ▁has ▁strong ▁st om ach ▁mus cles ▁to ▁aid ▁in ▁dig estion . ▁The ▁most ▁notice able ▁characteristic ▁of ▁the ▁p angol in ▁is ▁its ▁massive , ▁scale d ▁arm our , ▁which ▁covers ▁its ▁upper ▁face ▁and ▁its ▁whole ▁body ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁bel ly ▁and ▁the ▁inside ▁of ▁the ▁legs . ▁These ▁protect ive ▁scales ▁are ▁rig id ▁and ▁made ▁of ▁ker atin . ▁It ▁has ▁ 1 6 0 – 2 0