Pangolín Chino vs Greater dodder

Manis pentadactyla compared with Cuscuta europaea

Key Differences

• Pangolín Chino is Critically Endangered while Greater dodder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pangolín Chino	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pholidota (Pholidota)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Manidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Manis	Cuscuta
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Pangolín Chino

CR — Critically Endangered

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pangolín Chino	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pangolín Chino

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Pangolín Chino

The Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) is a species in the genus Manis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.