Chinese Pangolin vs small water-pepper

Manis pentadactyla compared with Persicaria minor

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while small water-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	small water-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Manidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Manis	Persicaria
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Persicaria minor

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

small water-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	small water-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small water-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Papua New Guinea).

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.