Chinese Pangolin vs Fern Palm

Manis pentadactyla compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Fern Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Manidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Manis	Cycas
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Cycas revoluta

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), 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.