Chinese Pangolin vs Ferny Azolla

Manis pentadactyla compared with Azolla pinnata

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Ferny Azolla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Ferny Azolla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Manidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Manis	Azolla
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Azolla pinnata

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Ferny Azolla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

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.