Chinese Pangolin vs Tiny vetch

Manis pentadactyla compared with Vicia hirsuta

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Tiny vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Tiny vetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Manidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Manis	Vicia
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Vicia hirsuta

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Tiny vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Tiny vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

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.