Black-bellied Pangolin vs lignum vitae

Phataginus tetradactyla compared with Guaiacum officinale

Key Differences

• Black-bellied Pangolin is Vulnerable while lignum vitae is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bellied Pangolin	lignum vitae
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)
Family	Manidae	Zygophyllaceae
Genus	Phataginus	Guaiacum
Species	Phataginus tetradactyla	Guaiacum officinale

Conservation Status

Black-bellied Pangolin

VU — Vulnerable

lignum vitae

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bellied Pangolin	lignum vitae
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bellied Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lignum vitae

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, India, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.