Arrowroot vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Maranta arundinacea compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Marantaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Maranta	Acerodon
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Acerodon jubatus

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	Golden-capped Fruit 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).

Golden-capped Fruit 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.