Arrowleaf elephant's ear vs Besra

Xanthosoma sagittifolium compared with Accipiter virgatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	Besra
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Araceae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Xanthosoma	Accipiter
Species	Xanthosoma sagittifolium	Accipiter virgatus

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Besra

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	Besra
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).

Besra

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.

Besra

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