Chinese Pangolin vs Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Manis pentadactyla compared with Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Linear Leaf Water Primrose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Linear Leaf Water Primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Manidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Manis	Ludwigia
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Linear Leaf Water Primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (7 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.