Chinese Pangolin vs false pepperwort

Manis pentadactyla compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Manidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Manis	Marsilea
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.