Arrowroot vs Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

Maranta arundinacea compared with Macroglossus sobrinus

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	Greater Long-nosed 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	Macroglossus
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Macroglossus sobrinus

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Long-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	Greater Long-nosed 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).

Greater Long-nosed 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.