crested arrowhead vs Guinea pig

Sagittaria cristata compared with Cavia porcellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	crested arrowhead	Guinea pig
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Alismataceae	Caviidae
Genus	Sagittaria	Cavia
Species	Sagittaria cristata	Cavia porcellus

Conservation Status

crested arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Guinea pig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	crested arrowhead	Guinea pig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

crested arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Guinea pig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).