Angelin vs Notched Firefly

Andira inermis compared with Pyractomena sinuata

Key Differences

• Angelin is Least Concern while Notched Firefly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angelin	Notched Firefly
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Fabales (マメ目)	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)
Family	Fabaceae	Lampyridae
Genus	Andira	Pyractomena
Species	Andira inermis	Pyractomena sinuata

Conservation Status

Angelin

LC — Least Concern

Notched Firefly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angelin	Notched Firefly
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).

Notched Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.