Angelin vs Short-tailed river stingray

Andira inermis compared with Potamotrygon brachyura

Key Differences

• Angelin is Least Concern while Short-tailed river stingray is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angelin	Short-tailed river stingray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Fabaceae	Potamotrygonidae
Genus	Andira	Potamotrygon
Species	Andira inermis	Potamotrygon brachyura

Conservation Status

Angelin

LC — Least Concern

Short-tailed river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angelin	Short-tailed river stingray
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).

Short-tailed river stingray

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.