Chinese Pangolin vs Doum Palm

Manis pentadactyla compared with Hyphaene thebaica

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Doum Palm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Doum 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	Hyphaene
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Hyphaene thebaica

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Doum Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Doum Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across India, Taiwan, and Yemen.

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.