arrowroot vs New Guinean planigale

Thalia geniculata compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Salpidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Thalia	Planigale
Species	Thalia geniculata	Planigale novaeguineae

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and New Guinean planigale share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	New Guinean planigale
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).

New Guinean planigale

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.