Chinese Pangolin vs wall scalewort

Manis pentadactyla compared with Porella platyphylla

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while wall scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Manidae	Porellaceae
Genus	Manis	Porella
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	wall scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.