Black-bellied Pangolin vs Tickclover

Phataginus tetradactyla compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

• Black-bellied Pangolin is Vulnerable while Tickclover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bellied Pangolin	Tickclover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Manidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Phataginus	Desmodium
Species	Phataginus tetradactyla	Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Black-bellied Pangolin

VU — Vulnerable

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bellied Pangolin	Tickclover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bellied Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.