Chinese Pangolin vs joint-vetch

Manis pentadactyla compared with Aeschynomene americana

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while joint-vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	joint-vetch
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	Aeschynomene
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Aeschynomene americana

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

joint-vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	joint-vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

joint-vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.