Indian Pangolin vs Silkrubber

Manis crassicaudata compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

• Indian Pangolin is Endangered while Silkrubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Pangolin	Silkrubber
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	Funtumia
Species	Manis crassicaudata	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.