Apple blossom vs Chinese Pangolin

Cassia javanica compared with Manis pentadactyla

Key Differences

• Apple blossom is Not Evaluated while Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple blossom	Chinese Pangolin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Fabaceae	Manidae
Genus	Cassia	Manis
Species	Cassia javanica	Manis pentadactyla

Conservation Status

Apple blossom

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple blossom	Chinese Pangolin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple blossom

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), North America (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Apple blossom

The Apple blossom (Cassia javanica) is a species in the genus Cassia. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

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.