Arrowroot vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Maranta arundinacea compared with Sorex roboratus

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while Flat-skulled Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	Flat-skulled Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Marantaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Maranta	Sorex
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Sorex roboratus

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	Flat-skulled Shrew
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).

Flat-skulled Shrew

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.