Arrowroot vs Greater Bamboo Lemur

Maranta arundinacea compared with Prolemur simus

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while Greater Bamboo Lemur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	Greater Bamboo Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Marantaceae	Lemuridae (Lemurs)
Genus	Maranta	Prolemur
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Prolemur simus

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Bamboo Lemur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	Greater Bamboo 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).

Greater Bamboo 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.