Chinese Pangolin vs Panicled Spot Flower

Manis pentadactyla compared with Acmella paniculata

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Panicled Spot Flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Panicled Spot Flower
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	Acmella
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Acmella paniculata

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Panicled Spot Flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Panicled Spot Flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Panicled Spot Flower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.