Arrowleaf elephant's ear vs Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

Xanthosoma sagittifolium compared with Chilonatalus tumidifrons

Key Differences

• Arrowleaf elephant's ear is Not Evaluated while Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Araceae	Natalidae
Genus	Xanthosoma	Chilonatalus
Species	Xanthosoma sagittifolium	Chilonatalus tumidifrons

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat
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).

Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

The Bahamian Lesser Funnel-eared Bat (Chilonatalus tumidifrons) is a species in the genus Chilonatalus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.