Arrowleaf elephant's ear vs Australian Swiftlet

Xanthosoma sagittifolium compared with Aerodramus terraereginae

Key Differences

• Arrowleaf elephant's ear is Not Evaluated while Australian Swiftlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	Australian Swiftlet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Araceae	Apodidae
Genus	Xanthosoma	Aerodramus
Species	Xanthosoma sagittifolium	Aerodramus terraereginae

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Australian Swiftlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	Australian Swiftlet
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).

Australian Swiftlet

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.

Australian Swiftlet

The Australian Swiftlet (Aerodramus terraereginae) is a species in the genus Aerodramus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.