arrowroot vs Himalayan Rat

Thalia geniculata compared with Rattus pyctoris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Himalayan Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salpidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Thalia	Rattus
Species	Thalia geniculata	Rattus pyctoris

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and Himalayan Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Himalayan Rat
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).

Himalayan Rat

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.