Chinese Pangolin vs Indian Sundew

Manis pentadactyla compared with Drosera indica

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Indian Sundew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Indian Sundew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Manidae	Droseraceae
Genus	Manis	Drosera
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Drosera indica

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Indian Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian Sundew

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Namibia, 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.