araruta vs Great Jerboa

Maranta arundinacea compared with Allactaga major

Key Differences

• araruta is Not Evaluated while Great Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	araruta	Great Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Marantaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Maranta	Allactaga
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Allactaga major

Conservation Status

araruta

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	araruta	Great Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

araruta

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).

Great Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

araruta

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