vs Indian Pangolin

Disciseda bovista compared with Manis crassicaudata

Key Differences

  • is Critically Endangered while Indian Pangolin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Indian Pangolin
Kingdom Fungi (грибы) Animalia (животные)
Phylum Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты) Chordata (хордовые)
Class Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты) Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order Agaricales (агариковые) Pholidota (панголины)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Manidae
Genus Disciseda Manis
Species Disciseda bovista Manis crassicaudata

Conservation Status

CR — Critically Endangered

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Indian Pangolin
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Indian Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

No description available.

Indian Pangolin

No description available.

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