arrowroot vs Papuan bandicoot

Thalia geniculata compared with Microperoryctes papuensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Papuan bandicoot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Salpidae	Peramelidae
Genus	Thalia	Microperoryctes
Species	Thalia geniculata	Microperoryctes papuensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Papuan bandicoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Papuan bandicoot
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).

Papuan bandicoot

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.