Angelin vs Sponge

Andira inermis compared with Cliona thoosina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angelin	Sponge
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Porifera (Sponges)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Demospongiae (Demospongiae)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Clionaida (Clionaida)
Family	Fabaceae	Clionaidae
Genus	Andira	Cliona
Species	Andira inermis	Cliona thoosina

Conservation Status

Angelin

LC — Least Concern

Sponge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angelin	Sponge
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).

Sponge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.