What it is
The Indian pangolin is a large, mostly terrestrial pangolin of the Indian subcontinent. IUCN listed it as Endangered in 2019, a step below the three other Asian species (all CR). There is still no credible range-wide count. As Chinese and Sunda stocks fell, seizures of Indian pangolins rose: a classic sequential-exploitation pattern.
Range
India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, in forest, scrub, and even near farmland.
What happened
Domestic use and export of scales drive the decline. The species is more widespread than the Palawan endemic, which is why IUCN has not (yet) given it CR. That is not safety.
When / status
Endangered now. The Asian CR set is Chinese, Sunda, and Philippine; this is the remaining Asian species on the next rung.
Human role
Trade in scales and meat, following the collapse of more easterly species.
Sources
IUCN Red List (Manis crassicaudata, EN, 2019); IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group; CITES Appendix I.