Greater fairy armadillo vs

Calyptophractus retusus compared with Nitzschia angularis

Key Differences

• Greater fairy armadillo is Data Deficient while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater fairy armadillo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Dasypodidae	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Calyptophractus	Nitzschia
Species	Calyptophractus retusus	Nitzschia angularis

Conservation Status

Greater fairy armadillo

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater fairy armadillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater fairy armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Nitzschia angularis is an elongated, pennate freshwater diatom with angular poles and a distinctive raphe positioned along the keel of the frustule. It inhabits eutrophic to mesotrophic freshwater environments including rivers, ponds, and nutrient-enriched lakes. This photosynthetic diatom is associated with moderately enriched freshwater conditions.