Chinese Pangolin vs Indian-plum

Manis pentadactyla compared with Flacourtia jangomas

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Indian-plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Indian-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Manidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Manis	Flacourtia
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Flacourtia jangomas

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Indian-plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Indian-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia).

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.