Arrowroot vs Cape golden mole

Maranta arundinacea compared with Chrysochloris asiatica

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while Cape golden mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	Cape golden mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Marantaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Maranta	Chrysochloris
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Chrysochloris asiatica

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	Cape golden mole
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).

Cape golden mole

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.

Cape golden mole

The Cape golden mole (Chrysochloris asiatica) is a species in the genus Chrysochloris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.