Chinese Pangolin vs Sea fig

Manis pentadactyla compared with Carpobrotus chilensis

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Sea fig is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Sea fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Manidae	Aizoaceae
Genus	Manis	Carpobrotus
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Carpobrotus chilensis

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Sea fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Sea fig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sea fig

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Ecuador).

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.