arrow worm vs Bishop's goutweed

Parasagitta elegans compared with Aegopodium podagraria

Key Differences

• arrow worm is Not Evaluated while Bishop's goutweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow worm	Bishop's goutweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chaetognatha (arrow worms)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Sagittoidea (Sagittoidea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Aphragmophora (Aphragmophora)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Sagittidae	Apiaceae
Genus	Parasagitta	Aegopodium
Species	Parasagitta elegans	Aegopodium podagraria

Conservation Status

arrow worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow worm	Bishop's goutweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow worm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

Bishop's goutweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

arrow worm

The Arrow worm, Parasagitta elegans, is a species. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Bishop's goutweed

The Bishop's goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria) is a species in the genus Aegopodium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway