Arrowroot vs California pocket mouse

Maranta arundinacea compared with Chaetodipus californicus

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while California pocket mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	California pocket mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Marantaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Maranta	Chaetodipus
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Chaetodipus californicus

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

California pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	California pocket mouse
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).

California pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrowroot

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

California pocket mouse

The California pocket mouse (Chaetodipus californicus) is a species in the genus Chaetodipus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.