Chinese Pangolin vs Marsh fleabane

Manis pentadactyla compared with Pluchea carolinensis

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Marsh fleabane is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Marsh fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Manidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Manis	Pluchea
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Pluchea carolinensis

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Marsh fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Marsh fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh fleabane

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 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.