Chinese Pangolin vs Smooth hawksbeard

Manis pentadactyla compared with Crepis capillaris

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Smooth hawksbeard is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Smooth hawksbeard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Manidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Manis	Crepis
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Crepis capillaris

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Smooth hawksbeard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Smooth hawksbeard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth hawksbeard

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

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.