Arrowroot vs Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

Maranta arundinacea compared with Allactaga sibirica

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Marantaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Maranta	Allactaga
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Allactaga sibirica

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa
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).

Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa

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.