Indian Pangolin vs Water spangles

Manis crassicaudata compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Indian Pangolin is Endangered while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Pangolin	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Manidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Manis	Salvinia
Species	Manis crassicaudata	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Pangolin	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).