arrowhead vs pygmy arrowhead

Sagittaria sagittifolia compared with Sagittaria pygmaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowhead	pygmy arrowhead
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family same	Alismataceae	Alismataceae
Genus same	Sagittaria	Sagittaria
Species	Sagittaria sagittifolia	Sagittaria pygmaea

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowhead and pygmy arrowhead share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sagittaria.

Conservation Status

arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

pygmy arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowhead	pygmy arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowhead

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (7 countries), North America (Mexico), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji).

pygmy arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

arrowhead

The Arrowhead, Sagittaria sagittifolia, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.