Arrowroot vs Malayan civet

Maranta arundinacea compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Arrowroot is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (पादप)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Carnivora (मांसाहारी गण)
Family	Marantaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Maranta	Viverra
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowroot	Malayan civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowroot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Maranta arundinacea, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.