arrowroot vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Thalia geniculata compared with Myodes rutilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salpidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Thalia	Myodes
Species	Thalia geniculata	Myodes rutilus

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and Northern Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Northern Red-backed Vole
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).

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

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.