Chinese Pangolin vs Chinese wingnut

Manis pentadactyla compared with Pterocarya stenoptera

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Chinese wingnut is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Chinese wingnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Manidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Manis	Pterocarya
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Pterocarya stenoptera

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Chinese wingnut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese wingnut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), and North America (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 wingnut

The Chinese Wingnut (Pterocarya stenoptera) is a species in the genus Pterocarya. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to India, Japan, South Africa, Spain, and Taiwan.