Black-bellied Pangolin vs Doum Palm

Phataginus tetradactyla compared with Hyphaene thebaica

Key Differences

• Black-bellied Pangolin is Vulnerable while Doum Palm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bellied Pangolin	Doum Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Manidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Phataginus	Hyphaene
Species	Phataginus tetradactyla	Hyphaene thebaica

Conservation Status

Black-bellied Pangolin

VU — Vulnerable

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bellied Pangolin	Doum Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bellied Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Doum Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across India, Taiwan, and Yemen.

Black-bellied Pangolin

The Black-bellied Pangolin (Phataginus tetradactyla) is a species in the genus Phataginus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.