Angelin vs Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo

Andira inermis compared with Hippopotamus amphibius

Key Differences

Angelin is Least Concern while Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angelin	Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Fabales (콩목)	Artiodactyla (소목)
Family	Fabaceae	Hippopotamidae (Hippos)
Genus	Andira	Hippopotamus (Hippos)
Species	Andira inermis	Hippopotamus amphibius

Conservation Status

Angelin

LC — Least Concern

Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~130.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angelin	Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	3.5 m
Average Weight	—	1.5 t

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).

Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo

아프리카에서 가장 위험한 대형 포유류인 하마(Hippopotamus amphibius)는 최대 3,200kg에 달하며 사하라 이남 아프리카의 강, 호수, 습지에 서식한다. 반수생 생활을 하며 하루 16시간까지 물에 잠겨 체온을 조절하고 밤에는 육지에서 풀을 뜯는다. 온순해 보이지만 매우 공격적이고 영역 방어가 강해 매년 수백 명의 인명 피해를 일으킨다. 취약 종으로 서식지 손실과 상아를 노린 밀렵으로 위협받고 있다.