capim-vassoura vs Indian Pangolin

Paspalum paniculatum compared with Manis crassicaudata

Key Differences

• capim-vassoura is Not Evaluated while Indian Pangolin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	capim-vassoura	Indian Pangolin
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Manidae
Genus	Paspalum	Manis
Species	Paspalum paniculatum	Manis crassicaudata

Conservation Status

capim-vassoura

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	capim-vassoura	Indian Pangolin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

capim-vassoura

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (China, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Indian Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

capim-vassoura

The Arrocillo, Paspalum paniculatum, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.