Chinese Pangolin vs Water spangles

Manis pentadactyla compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Manidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Manis	Salvinia
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.