Chinese Pangolin vs Shellplant

Manis pentadactyla compared with Alpinia zerumbet

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Shellplant is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Shellplant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Manidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Manis	Alpinia
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Alpinia zerumbet

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Shellplant

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Shellplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shellplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Cuba, Nicaragua, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, 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.