Chinese Pangolin vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Manis pentadactyla compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Manidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Manis	Colchicum
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

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

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.