Chinese Pangolin vs Sunn hemp

Manis pentadactyla compared with Crotalaria juncea

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Sunn hemp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Sunn hemp
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 juncea

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Sunn hemp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Sunn hemp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sunn hemp

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (Denmark, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), 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.