Chinese Pangolin vs Chinese-pepper

Manis pentadactyla compared with Zanthoxylum simulans

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Chinese-pepper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Chinese-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Manidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Manis	Zanthoxylum
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Zanthoxylum simulans

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Chinese-pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.

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.

Chinese-pepper

The Chinese-pepper (Zanthoxylum simulans) is a species in the genus Zanthoxylum. Distributed across Taiwan and United States.