Alectryon vs Chinese Pangolin

Alectryon tropicus compared with Manis pentadactyla

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Chinese Pangolin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Sapindaceae	Manidae
Genus	Alectryon	Manis
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Manis pentadactyla

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Chinese Pangolin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Chinese Pangolin

The Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) is a species in the genus Manis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.