Arrowleaf elephant's ear vs Bi-Coloured Skipper

Xanthosoma sagittifolium compared with Abantis bicolor

Key Differences

• Arrowleaf elephant's ear is Not Evaluated while Bi-Coloured Skipper is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	Bi-Coloured Skipper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Araceae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Xanthosoma	Abantis
Species	Xanthosoma sagittifolium	Abantis bicolor

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Bi-Coloured Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	Bi-Coloured Skipper
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).

Bi-Coloured Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Bi-Coloured Skipper

The Bi-Coloured Skipper (Abantis bicolor) is a species in the genus Abantis. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.