Chinese Pangolin vs Date palm

Manis pentadactyla compared with Phoenix dactylifera

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Date palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Date palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Manidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Manis	Phoenix
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Phoenix dactylifera

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Date palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Date palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.