Chinese Pangolin vs Elephant Palm

Manis pentadactyla compared with Borassus aethiopum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Elephant 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	Borassus
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Borassus aethiopum

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Elephant Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea 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.