Giant arrowhead vs Guyenne Spiny-rat

Sagittaria montevidensis compared with Proechimys guyannensis

Key Differences

Giant arrowhead is Not Evaluated while Guyenne Spiny-rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant arrowhead	Guyenne Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Alismataceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Sagittaria	Proechimys
Species	Sagittaria montevidensis	Proechimys guyannensis

Conservation Status

Giant arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Guyenne Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant arrowhead	Guyenne Spiny-rat
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).