Chinese Pangolin vs Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass

Manis pentadactyla compared with Draba oxycarpa

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Manidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Manis	Draba
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Draba oxycarpa

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass

Habitat

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

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.