vs Chinese Pangolin

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Manis pentadactyla

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Chinese Pangolin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Baeomycetaceae	Manidae
Genus	Baeomyces	Manis
Species	Baeomyces placophyllus	Manis pentadactyla

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Baeomyces placophyllus is a crustose lichen with a thick, squamulose thallus bearing distinctive, unbranched podetia topped with pale, flesh-colored apothecia. It inhabits bare, acidic mineral soils in open heathland, moorland, and alpine environments in temperate and boreal Europe. This lichen is considered endangered due to habitat loss from soil stabilization and grassland improvement.

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.