Chinese Pangolin vs winged prickly-ash

Manis pentadactyla compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while winged prickly-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	winged prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Manidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Manis	Zanthoxylum
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	winged prickly-ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.

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.