Chinese Pangolin vs Pigeon bundleflower

Manis pentadactyla compared with Desmanthus pernambucanus

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Pigeon bundleflower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Pigeon bundleflower
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	Desmanthus
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Desmanthus pernambucanus

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Pigeon bundleflower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Pigeon bundleflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pigeon bundleflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Timor-Leste), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), 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.