Arrowroot vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Maranta arundinacea compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Marantaceae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Maranta	Lepilemur
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Lepilemur dorsalis

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
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).

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

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.