Arrowroot vs Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Maranta arundinacea compared with Pygeretmus pumilio

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Marantaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Maranta	Pygeretmus
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Pygeretmus pumilio

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa
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).

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

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.