Angelin vs arrow worm

Andira inermis compared with Parasagitta elegans

Key Differences

Angelin is Least Concern while arrow worm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angelin	arrow worm
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chaetognatha (arrow worms)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sagittoidea (Sagittoidea)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Aphragmophora (Aphragmophora)
Family	Fabaceae	Sagittidae
Genus	Andira	Parasagitta
Species	Andira inermis	Parasagitta elegans

Conservation Status

Angelin

LC — Least Concern

arrow worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angelin	arrow worm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angelin

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad, Guinea), Asia (India, Singapore), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

arrow worm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

Angelin

The Angelin (Andira inermis) is a species in the genus Andira. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic and Indom.