Chinese Pangolin vs Floating Fern

Manis pentadactyla compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.