Chinese Pangolin vs Indian fleabane

Manis pentadactyla compared with Pluchea indica

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Indian fleabane is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Indian fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Manidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Manis	Pluchea
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Pluchea indica

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Indian fleabane

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Indian fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan, Yemen), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (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.