Arrowleaf elephant's ear vs Australasian Darter

Xanthosoma sagittifolium compared with Anhinga novaehollandiae

Key Differences

• Arrowleaf elephant's ear is Not Evaluated while Australasian Darter is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	Australasian Darter
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Araceae	Anhingidae
Genus	Xanthosoma	Anhinga
Species	Xanthosoma sagittifolium	Anhinga novaehollandiae

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Australasian Darter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	Australasian Darter
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).

Australasian Darter

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.

Australasian Darter

The Australasian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) is a species in the genus Anhinga. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.