Chinese Pangolin vs umkokolo

Manis pentadactyla compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while umkokolo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Manidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Manis	Dovyalis
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	umkokolo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.