Chinese Pangolin vs gilo

Manis pentadactyla compared with Solanum aethiopicum

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while gilo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	gilo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Manidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Manis	Solanum
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Solanum aethiopicum

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

gilo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	gilo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

gilo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (Japan, Turkey, Yemen), Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Sweden), and South America (Brazil).

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.