vs Chinese Pangolin

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Manis pentadactyla

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Chinese Pangolin
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Chordariaceae	Manidae
Genus	Asperococcus	Manis
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Manis pentadactyla

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.

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.