Chinese Pangolin vs Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Manis pentadactyla compared with Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Ragged Pseudocyphellaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Manidae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Manis	Pseudocyphellaria
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.