arrowroot vs Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

Thalia geniculata compared with Philander deltae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Salpidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Thalia	Philander
Species	Thalia geniculata	Philander deltae

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum
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).

Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.