Arrowroot vs Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Maranta arundinacea compared with Alticola barakshin

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while Gobi Altai Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Marantaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Maranta	Alticola
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Alticola barakshin

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole
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).

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

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.