Chinese Pangolin vs Dog-Strangling Vine

Manis pentadactyla compared with Vincetoxicum rossicum

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Dog-Strangling Vine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Dog-Strangling Vine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Manidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Manis	Vincetoxicum
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Vincetoxicum rossicum

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Dog-Strangling Vine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Dog-Strangling Vine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dog-Strangling Vine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, Sweden, 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.