Black-bellied Pangolin vs small water-pepper

Phataginus tetradactyla compared with Persicaria minor

Key Differences

• Black-bellied Pangolin is Vulnerable while small water-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bellied Pangolin	small water-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Manidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Phataginus	Persicaria
Species	Phataginus tetradactyla	Persicaria minor

Conservation Status

Black-bellied Pangolin

VU — Vulnerable

small water-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bellied Pangolin	small water-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bellied Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small water-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Papua New Guinea).

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.