arrowroot vs North China Zokor

Thalia geniculata compared with Myospalax psilurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	North China Zokor
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salpidae	Spalacidae
Genus	Thalia	Myospalax
Species	Thalia geniculata	Myospalax psilurus

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and North China Zokor share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

North China Zokor

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	North China Zokor
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).

North China Zokor

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.