Chinese Pangolin vs 'Ihi

Manis pentadactyla compared with Oxalis corniculata

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while 'Ihi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	'Ihi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Manidae	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Manis	Oxalis
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Oxalis corniculata

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

'Ihi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	'Ihi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

'Ihi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.