Chinese Pangolin vs Partridge-Pea

Manis pentadactyla compared with Chamaecrista nictitans

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Partridge-Pea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Partridge-Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Manidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Manis	Chamaecrista
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Chamaecrista nictitans

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Partridge-Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Partridge-Pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Partridge-Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Norway, Sweden), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.