Angelin vs Dark Stonewort

Andira inermis compared with Nitella opaca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angelin	Dark Stonewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Fabaceae	Characeae
Genus	Andira	Nitella
Species	Andira inermis	Nitella opaca

Evolutionary Relationship

Angelin and Dark Stonewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Angelin

LC — Least Concern

Dark Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angelin	Dark Stonewort
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).

Dark Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil