Chinese Pangolin vs sacred basil

Manis pentadactyla compared with Ocimum tenuiflorum

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while sacred basil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	sacred basil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Manidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Manis	Ocimum
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Ocimum tenuiflorum

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

sacred basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	sacred basil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sacred basil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, Zambia), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Timor-Leste), North America (Barbados), 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.