Chinese Pangolin vs Sweetscented marigold

Manis pentadactyla compared with Tagetes lucida

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Sweetscented marigold is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Sweetscented marigold
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Manidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Manis	Tagetes
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Tagetes lucida

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Sweetscented marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Sweetscented marigold
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetscented marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), India, 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.