Arrowroot vs Mexican vole

Maranta arundinacea compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	Mexican 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 mexicanus

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	Mexican 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).

Mexican 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.