crested arrowhead vs Northern Bettong

Sagittaria cristata compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• crested arrowhead is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	crested arrowhead	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Alismataceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Sagittaria	Bettongia
Species	Sagittaria cristata	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

crested arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	crested arrowhead	Northern Bettong
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.

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.