Chinese Pangolin vs pinto peanut

Manis pentadactyla compared with Arachis pintoi

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while pinto peanut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	pinto peanut
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	Arachis
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Arachis pintoi

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

pinto peanut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	pinto peanut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pinto peanut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, South Africa), Asia (India), North America (Costa Rica), 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.