Chinese Pangolin vs Raphia Palm

Manis pentadactyla compared with Raphia palma-pinus

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Raphia Palm is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Raphia Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Manidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Manis	Raphia
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Raphia palma-pinus

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Raphia Palm

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Raphia Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Raphia Palm

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.