Arrowleaf elephant's ear vs Asian Openbill

Xanthosoma sagittifolium compared with Anastomus oscitans

Key Differences

• Arrowleaf elephant's ear is Not Evaluated while Asian Openbill is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	Asian Openbill
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Ciconiiformes (Ciconiiformes)
Family	Araceae	Ciconiidae
Genus	Xanthosoma	Anastomus
Species	Xanthosoma sagittifolium	Anastomus oscitans

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Asian Openbill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	Asian Openbill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Colombia).

Asian Openbill

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

The Arrowleaf elephant's ear, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, is a species. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

Asian Openbill

The Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans) is a species in the genus Anastomus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Found in Norway.