The difference between pangolin and armadillo

Pangolin is a general term for the genus Pangolin, which lives in deciduous subtropical forests. Armadillos are endangered species living in tropical forests, grasslands, semi-deserts and warm flatlands and forests of Central and South America. Pangolins and armadillos are both armored animals. Let's take a look at the differences between them.

The difference of families and genera between pangolin and armadillo

1. Pangolins: pangolins belong to the animal kingdom, phylum Chordata, vertebrate subphylum, mammal class, true animal subclass, Lepidoptera, pangolin family, and pangolin is a terrestrial mammal.

2. Armadillo: the armadillo is a mammal belonging to nine genera: kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, Class Mammalia, subclass true mammals, order Leukodonta, and Armadinidae.

Morphological differences between pangolins and armadillos

1. Pangolins: pangolins have long and narrow bodies, scaly nails all over the body, thick and short limbs, flat and long tail, slightly raised back, conical head, small eyes, tip of snout, long tongue, toothless, underdeveloped ears, 5 toes, strong claws, long forefoot claws, tiled nails all over the body, from the top of the forehead to the back, the outside of the limbs, and the ventral back of the tail. the scales are arranged from the center of the spine to both sides, showing a row, with dark brown scales and very few villi.

2. Armadillo: the armadillo is closely related to the anteater and the sloth, protecting itself with armor-like bone armor, which covers the head, body, tail and the outside of the legs. The bone armour of the head, front and back is separated, and the bone armour in the middle of the body is banded and can move flexibly. It has sparse hair where there is no bone disc in the body, small ears and a long pointed mouth, and powerful claws on the front feet, which are used to dig holes.

The difference of distribution between pangolin and armadillo

1. Pangolins: pangolins live in the grass in the foothills or moist hills and thickets, dig holes and build holes in the soil, mainly in Southeast Asia and some countries in Africa.

2. Armadillos: armadillos are found in tropical forests, grasslands, semi-deserts and warm flatlands and forests in Central and South America, as well as in southern Africa (Botswana).

The difference of feeding habits between pangolin and armadillo

1. Pangolin: the main food of pangolin is termites, as well as ants and their larvae, bees, wasps and other insect larvae. The stomach of an adult pangolin can hold up to 500 grams of termites.

2. Armadillo: armadillos are omnivorous animals. They eat more beetles, worms, termites, black ants, locusts, small lizards, bird eggs, nuts and snakes, etc., and like to eat rotting animal carcasses. Where there are rotting carcasses of dead cattle, dead horses and other animals on the prairie, there are armadillos digging holes, and they can easily get these foods.