Buckeye-leafed Cassava vs Chinese Pangolin

Manihot aesculifolia compared with Manis pentadactyla

Key Differences

• Buckeye-leafed Cassava is Least Concern while Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Chinese Pangolin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Manidae
Genus	Manihot	Manis
Species	Manihot aesculifolia	Manis pentadactyla

Conservation Status

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Chinese Pangolin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

Habitat

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

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

The Buckeye-Leafed Cassava (Manihot aesculifolia) is a species in the genus Manihot. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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.