Chinese Pangolin vs Orange cestrum

Manis pentadactyla compared with Cestrum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Orange cestrum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Orange cestrum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Manidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Manis	Cestrum
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Cestrum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Orange cestrum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Orange cestrum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange cestrum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Indonesia), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.