Chinese Pangolin vs Dixie ticktrefoil

Manis pentadactyla compared with Desmodium tortuosum

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Dixie ticktrefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Manidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Manis	Desmodium
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Desmodium tortuosum

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Dixie ticktrefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dixie ticktrefoil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.