Arrowroot vs Little Pocket Mouse

Maranta arundinacea compared with Perognathus longimembris

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while Little Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	Little Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Marantaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Maranta	Perognathus
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Perognathus longimembris

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	Little Pocket Mouse
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).

Little Pocket Mouse

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.