Insectivore in African country mostly found inhabiting short coniferous tree (8)

I believe the answer is:

pangolin

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(Other definitions for pangolin that I've seen before include "Scaly toothless mammal - nip along (anag)" , "Insectivore" , "Creature" , "Scaly anteater - a long pin (anag)" , "animal" .)

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