Chinese Pangolin vs False heather

Manis pentadactyla compared with Cuphea hyssopifolia

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while False heather is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	False heather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Manidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Manis	Cuphea
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Cuphea hyssopifolia

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

False heather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	False heather
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False heather

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.