Indian Pangolin vs castanha-do-Maranhão

Manis crassicaudata compared with Pachira aquatica

Key Differences

• Indian Pangolin is Endangered while castanha-do-Maranhão is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Pangolin	castanha-do-Maranhão
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Manidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Manis	Pachira
Species	Manis crassicaudata	Pachira aquatica

Conservation Status

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

castanha-do-Maranhão

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Pangolin	castanha-do-Maranhão
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

castanha-do-Maranhão

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Dominican Republic), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).