Arrowroot vs Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

Maranta arundinacea compared with Chaerephon gallagheri

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Marantaceae	Molossidae
Genus	Maranta	Chaerephon
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Chaerephon gallagheri

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat
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).

Gallagher's Free-tailed Bat

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.