Arrowroot vs Lacustrine Vole

Maranta arundinacea compared with Microtus limnophilus

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while Lacustrine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	Lacustrine 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	Microtus
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Microtus limnophilus

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Lacustrine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	Lacustrine 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).

Lacustrine 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.