Angelin vs Greater fairy armadillo

Andira inermis compared with Calyptophractus retusus

Key Differences

• Angelin is Least Concern while Greater fairy armadillo is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angelin	Greater fairy armadillo
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Fabaceae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Andira	Calyptophractus
Species	Andira inermis	Calyptophractus retusus

Conservation Status

Angelin

LC — Least Concern

Greater fairy armadillo

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angelin	Greater fairy armadillo
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).

Greater fairy armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.