Fimbry vs Indian Pangolin

Fimbristylis littoralis compared with Manis crassicaudata

Key Differences

Fimbry is Least Concern while Indian Pangolin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fimbry	Indian Pangolin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Cyperaceae	Manidae
Genus	Fimbristylis	Manis
Species	Fimbristylis littoralis	Manis crassicaudata

Conservation Status

Fimbry

LC — Least Concern

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fimbry	Indian Pangolin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fimbry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Brunei, Singapore, Thailand), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).