Black-bellied Pangolin vs Variable flatsedge

Phataginus tetradactyla compared with Cyperus difformis

Key Differences

• Black-bellied Pangolin is Vulnerable while Variable flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bellied Pangolin	Variable flatsedge
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 difformis

Conservation Status

Black-bellied Pangolin

VU — Vulnerable

Variable flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bellied Pangolin	Variable flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bellied Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable flatsedge

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 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.