Chinese Pangolin vs screw-pine

Manis pentadactyla compared with Pandanus spiralis

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while screw-pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	screw-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Manidae	Pandanaceae
Genus	Manis	Pandanus
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Pandanus spiralis

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

screw-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	screw-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

screw-pine

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.