Chinese Pangolin vs Field Chickweed

Manis pentadactyla compared with Cerastium arvense

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Field Chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Field Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Manidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Manis	Cerastium
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Cerastium arvense

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Field Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Field Chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, 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.