Broad-leaf arrowhead vs Merriam's kangaroo rat

Sagittaria platyphylla compared with Dipodomys merriami

Key Differences

• Broad-leaf arrowhead is Not Evaluated while Merriam's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-leaf arrowhead	Merriam's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Alismataceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Sagittaria	Dipodomys
Species	Sagittaria platyphylla	Dipodomys merriami

Conservation Status

Broad-leaf arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Merriam's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-leaf arrowhead	Merriam's kangaroo rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-leaf arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (Italy, Ukraine), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia).

Merriam's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-leaf arrowhead

The Broad-Leaf Arrowhead (Sagittaria platyphylla) is a species in the genus Sagittaria. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. It has been recorded Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (Italy, Ukraine), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia)..