Chinese Pangolin vs Prickly Coontail

Manis pentadactyla compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Manidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Manis	Ceratophyllum
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.