Arrowleaf elephant's ear vs Bory's Anacamptis

Xanthosoma sagittifolium compared with Anacamptis boryi

Key Differences

• Arrowleaf elephant's ear is Not Evaluated while Bory's Anacamptis is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	Bory's Anacamptis
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Araceae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Xanthosoma	Anacamptis
Species	Xanthosoma sagittifolium	Anacamptis boryi

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowleaf elephant's ear and Bory's Anacamptis share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Bory's Anacamptis

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	Bory's Anacamptis
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).

Bory's Anacamptis

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.

Bory's Anacamptis

The Bory's Anacamptis (Anacamptis boryi) is a species in the genus Anacamptis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.