Chinese Pangolin vs red-cedar

Manis pentadactyla compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Manidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Manis	Trichilia
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.