Chinese Pangolin vs Silkrubber

Manis pentadactyla compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Silkrubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Manidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Manis	Funtumia
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.

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.