Chinese Pangolin vs Pencil flower

Manis pentadactyla compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Pencil flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Pencil flower
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	Stylosanthes
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Pencil flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil flower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 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.