Chinese Pangolin vs Red-knotgrass

Manis pentadactyla compared with Polygonum patulum

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Red-knotgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Red-knotgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Manidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Manis	Polygonum
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Polygonum patulum

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Red-knotgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Red-knotgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-knotgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).

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.