Chinese Pangolin vs sugar-plum

Manis pentadactyla compared with Uapaca guineensis

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while sugar-plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Manidae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Manis	Uapaca
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	sugar-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.