Chinese Pangolin vs Nutmeg

Manis pentadactyla compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Manidae	Myristicaceae
Genus	Manis	Myristica
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Nutmeg
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

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.