arrowroot vs Falkland Island fox

Thalia geniculata compared with Dusicyon australis

Key Differences

• arrowroot is Least Concern while Falkland Island fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Falkland Island fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Salpidae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Thalia	Dusicyon
Species	Thalia geniculata	Dusicyon australis

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and Falkland Island fox share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Falkland Island fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Falkland Island fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Falkland Island fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.