Chinese Pangolin vs Cut-Leaf Mignonette

Manis pentadactyla compared with Reseda lutea

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Cut-Leaf Mignonette is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Cut-Leaf Mignonette
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Manidae	Resedaceae
Genus	Manis	Reseda
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Reseda lutea

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Cut-Leaf Mignonette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Cut-Leaf Mignonette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cut-Leaf Mignonette

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile, Ecuador).

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.