Indian Pangolin vs slender thistle

Manis crassicaudata compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Indian Pangolin is Endangered while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Pangolin	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Manidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Manis	Carduus
Species	Manis crassicaudata	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Pangolin	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.