Chinese Pangolin vs Goa-bean

Manis pentadactyla compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Manidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Manis	Psophocarpus
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.