Arrowroot vs Naked-rumped Pouched Bat

Maranta arundinacea compared with Saccolaimus saccolaimus

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while Naked-rumped Pouched Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	Naked-rumped Pouched Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Marantaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Maranta	Saccolaimus
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Saccolaimus saccolaimus

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Naked-rumped Pouched Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	Naked-rumped Pouched Bat
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).

Naked-rumped Pouched Bat

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.