Black-bellied Pangolin vs Vegetable fern

Phataginus tetradactyla compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Black-bellied Pangolin is Vulnerable while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-bellied Pangolin	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Manidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Phataginus	Diplazium
Species	Phataginus tetradactyla	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Black-bellied Pangolin

VU — Vulnerable

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-bellied Pangolin	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-bellied Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

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.