Arrowroot vs Malagasy civet

Maranta arundinacea compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Marantaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Maranta	Fossa
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	Malagasy civet
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).

Malagasy civet

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.