Chinese Pangolin vs Lemon grass

Manis pentadactyla compared with Cymbopogon citratus

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Lemon grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Lemon grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Manidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Manis	Cymbopogon
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Cymbopogon citratus

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Lemon grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Lemon grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemon grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (10 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.