Chinese Pangolin vs Tape grass

Manis pentadactyla compared with Vallisneria spiralis

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Tape grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Tape grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Manidae	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Manis	Vallisneria
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Vallisneria spiralis

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Tape grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Tape grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tape grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, Jamaica, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.