Buckeye-leafed Cassava vs Indian Pangolin

Manihot aesculifolia compared with Manis crassicaudata

Key Differences

• Buckeye-leafed Cassava is Least Concern while Indian Pangolin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Indian Pangolin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Manidae
Genus	Manihot	Manis
Species	Manihot aesculifolia	Manis crassicaudata

Conservation Status

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

LC — Least Concern

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Indian Pangolin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

Habitat

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

Indian Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

The Buckeye-Leafed Cassava (Manihot aesculifolia) is a species in the genus Manihot. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.