Bengal indigo vs Chinese Pangolin

Indigofera arrecta compared with Manis pentadactyla

Key Differences

• Bengal indigo is Not Evaluated while Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bengal indigo	Chinese Pangolin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Fabaceae	Manidae
Genus	Indigofera	Manis
Species	Indigofera arrecta	Manis pentadactyla

Conservation Status

Bengal indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bengal indigo	Chinese Pangolin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bengal indigo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brunei, Guinea, and India.

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bengal indigo

The Bengal indigo (Indigofera arrecta) is a species in the genus Indigofera. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Chinese Pangolin

The Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) is a species in the genus Manis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.