Arrowleaf elephant's ear vs Bare-legged Swiftlet

Xanthosoma sagittifolium compared with Aerodramus nuditarsus

Key Differences

• Arrowleaf elephant's ear is Not Evaluated while Bare-legged Swiftlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	Bare-legged 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 nuditarsus

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Bare-legged Swiftlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	Bare-legged 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).

Bare-legged 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.

Bare-legged Swiftlet

The Bare-legged Swiftlet (Aerodramus nuditarsus) 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.