Arrowroot vs Nilgiri langur

Maranta arundinacea compared with Semnopithecus johnii

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	Nilgiri langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Marantaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Maranta	Semnopithecus
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Semnopithecus johnii

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	Nilgiri langur
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).

Nilgiri langur

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.