Arrowleaf elephant's ear vs Black-throated Mango

Xanthosoma sagittifolium compared with Anthracothorax nigricollis

Key Differences

  • Arrowleaf elephant's ear is Not Evaluated while Black-throated Mango is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arrowleaf elephant's ear Black-throated Mango
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Aves (Birds)
Order Alismatales (Alismatales) Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family Araceae Trochilidae
Genus Xanthosoma Anthracothorax
Species Xanthosoma sagittifolium Anthracothorax nigricollis

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-throated Mango

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arrowleaf elephant's ear Black-throated Mango
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).

Black-throated Mango

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Black-throated Mango

A large, striking hummingbird of tropical forests from southern Mexico to Argentina, black-throated mangos have dramatic sexual dimorphism — males display glittering black throat and breast with violet and green flanks and a bold purple tail, while females are white below with a central black stripe. Inhabiting forest edges, clearings, and gardens, they aggressively defend flowering trees. Males perform spectacular aerial display flights at treetop height. Listed as Least Concern across their broad neotropical range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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