Chinese Pangolin vs Poison devil's-pepper

Manis pentadactyla compared with Rauvolfia vomitoria

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Poison devil's-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Poison devil's-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Manidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Manis	Rauvolfia
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Rauvolfia vomitoria

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Poison devil's-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Poison devil's-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison devil's-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and United States.

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.