Indian Pangolin vs Natal plum

Manis crassicaudata compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Key Differences

• Indian Pangolin is Endangered while Natal plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Pangolin	Natal plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Manidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Manis	Carissa
Species	Manis crassicaudata	Carissa macrocarpa

Conservation Status

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Pangolin	Natal plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Natal plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).