Chinese Pangolin vs Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Manis pentadactyla compared with Amaranthus tuberculatus

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Rough-Fruit Amaranth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Manidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Manis	Amaranthus
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Amaranthus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).

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.