arrowroot vs Opossum-souris Noir

Thalia geniculata compared with Marmosops invictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Opossum-souris Noir
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Salpidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Thalia	Marmosops
Species	Thalia geniculata	Marmosops invictus

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and Opossum-souris Noir share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Opossum-souris Noir

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Opossum-souris Noir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Opossum-souris Noir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.