Chinese Pangolin vs persimmon

Manis pentadactyla compared with Diospyros kaki

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while persimmon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Manidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Manis	Diospyros
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Diospyros kaki

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

persimmon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.