Chinese Pangolin vs mountain-pepper

Manis pentadactyla compared with Litsea cubeba

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while mountain-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	mountain-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Manidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Manis	Litsea
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Litsea cubeba

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

mountain-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	mountain-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain-pepper

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.