Chinese Pangolin vs Tara vine

Manis pentadactyla compared with Actinidia arguta

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Tara vine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Tara vine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Manidae	Actinidiaceae
Genus	Manis	Actinidia
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Actinidia arguta

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Tara vine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Tara vine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tara vine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Sweden), and North America (Canada, 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.