Black-bellied Pangolin vs tropical flat sedge

Phataginus tetradactyla compared with Cyperus surinamensis

Key Differences

• Black-bellied Pangolin is Vulnerable while tropical flat sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bellied Pangolin	tropical flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Manidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Phataginus	Cyperus
Species	Phataginus tetradactyla	Cyperus surinamensis

Conservation Status

Black-bellied Pangolin

VU — Vulnerable

tropical flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bellied Pangolin	tropical flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bellied Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tropical flat sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.