Chinese Pangolin vs Garden Thyme

Manis pentadactyla compared with Thymus vulgaris

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Garden Thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Garden Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Manidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Manis	Thymus
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Thymus vulgaris

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Garden Thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Garden Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (18 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.