Chinese Pangolin vs Prickly Heath

Manis pentadactyla compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Manidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Manis	Gaultheria
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.