Arrowroot vs Broken-barred Roller

Maranta arundinacea compared with Ancylis unguicella

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while Broken-barred Roller is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	Broken-barred Roller
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Marantaceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Maranta	Ancylis
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Ancylis unguicella

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Broken-barred Roller

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	Broken-barred Roller
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Broken-barred Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Maranta arundinacea, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Broken-barred Roller

The Broken-Barred Roller (Ancylis unguicella) is a species in the genus Ancylis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.