Chinese Pangolin vs Smooth rattlebox

Manis pentadactyla compared with Crotalaria pallida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Smooth rattlebox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Manidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Manis	Crotalaria
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Crotalaria pallida

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Smooth rattlebox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth rattlebox

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (El Salvador, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (4 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.