Chinese Pangolin vs Java-bean

Manis pentadactyla compared with Senna obtusifolia

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Java-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Java-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Schuppentiere)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family	Manidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Manis	Senna
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Senna obtusifolia

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Java-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Java-bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.