Arrowroot vs Mountain Goat

Maranta arundinacea compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Marantaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Maranta	Oreamnos
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	Mountain Goat
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).

Mountain Goat

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.