Chinese Pangolin vs wild safflower

Manis pentadactyla compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while wild safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	wild safflower
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	Carthamus
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	wild safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Pakistan, and Sweden.

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.