Chinese Pangolin vs Sour Prickle

Manis pentadactyla compared with Opuntia dillenii

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Sour Prickle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Sour Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Manidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Manis	Opuntia
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Opuntia dillenii

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Sour Prickle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Sour Prickle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.