Chinese Pangolin vs Downy Safflower

Manis pentadactyla compared with Carthamus lanatus

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Downy Safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Downy Safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Manidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Manis	Carthamus
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Carthamus lanatus

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Downy Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Downy Safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.