Arrowroot vs New Guinean Quoll

Maranta arundinacea compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Marantaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Maranta	Dasyurus
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	New Guinean Quoll
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).

New Guinean Quoll

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.