Chinese Pangolin vs Dollar-joint Prickly-pear

Manis pentadactyla compared with Opuntia chlorotica

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Dollar-joint Prickly-pear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Dollar-joint Prickly-pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Manidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Manis	Opuntia
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Opuntia chlorotica

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Dollar-joint Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Dollar-joint Prickly-pear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dollar-joint Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Italy.

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.