Chinese Pangolin vs Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Manis pentadactyla compared with Hydnellum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Sweetgrass Hydnellum is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Manidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Manis	Hydnellum
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Hydnellum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.