Chinese Pangolin vs Katung Fa

Manis pentadactyla compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Key Differences

• Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered while Katung Fa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Pangolin	Katung Fa
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Pholidota (อันดับลิ่น)	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)
Family	Manidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Manis	Alstonia
Species	Manis pentadactyla	Alstonia macrophylla

Conservation Status

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Pangolin	Katung Fa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Katung Fa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

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.