Chinese Pangolin vs Western Hawkweed

Manis pentadactyla compared with Hieracium stenopholidium

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Western Hawkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Western Hawkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Manidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Manis	Hieracium
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Hieracium stenopholidium

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Western Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Western Hawkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland and Norway.

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.