Chinese Pangolin vs Jointed Charlock

Manis pentadactyla compared with Raphanus raphanistrum

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Jointed Charlock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Jointed Charlock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Manidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Manis	Raphanus
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Raphanus raphanistrum

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Jointed Charlock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Jointed Charlock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jointed Charlock

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.