Ear tree vs Indian Pangolin

Enterolobium cyclocarpum compared with Manis crassicaudata

Key Differences

  • Ear tree is Least Concern while Indian Pangolin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ear tree Indian Pangolin
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family Fabaceae Manidae
Genus Enterolobium Manis
Species Enterolobium cyclocarpum Manis crassicaudata

Conservation Status

Ear tree

LC — Least Concern

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ear tree Indian Pangolin
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ear tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Indian Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ear tree

No description available.

Indian Pangolin

No description available.

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