Chinese Pangolin vs fern-leaf aralia

Manis pentadactyla compared with Polyscias cumingiana

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while fern-leaf aralia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	fern-leaf aralia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Manidae	Araliaceae
Genus	Manis	Polyscias
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Polyscias cumingiana

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

fern-leaf aralia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	fern-leaf aralia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fern-leaf aralia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (India), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), 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.