Chinese Pangolin vs Lagos-rubber

Manis pentadactyla compared with Funtumia africana

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Lagos-rubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Manidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Manis	Funtumia
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Lagos-rubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

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.