Giant arrowhead vs Gray Spiny Mouse

Sagittaria montevidensis compared with Acomys cineraceus

Key Differences

• Giant arrowhead is Not Evaluated while Gray Spiny Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant arrowhead	Gray Spiny Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Alismataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sagittaria	Acomys
Species	Sagittaria montevidensis	Acomys cineraceus

Conservation Status

Giant arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant arrowhead	Gray Spiny Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Gray Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.