Arrowroot vs Philippine mouse-deer

Maranta arundinacea compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	Philippine mouse-deer
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	Tragulidae
Genus	Maranta	Tragulus
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	Philippine mouse-deer
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).

Philippine mouse-deer

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.