Chinese Pangolin vs Vegetable fern

Manis pentadactyla compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Manidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Manis	Diplazium
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and 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.