Guyanese arrowhead vs Erizo Orejudo

Sagittaria guayanensis compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guyanese arrowhead	Erizo Orejudo
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Alismataceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Sagittaria	Hemiechinus
Species	Sagittaria guayanensis	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Guyanese arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Erizo Orejudo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guyanese arrowhead	Erizo Orejudo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guyanese arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, and United States.

Erizo Orejudo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.