Arrowleaf elephant's ear vs Broad-footed Mole

Xanthosoma sagittifolium compared with Scapanus latimanus

Key Differences

  • Arrowleaf elephant's ear is Not Evaluated while Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arrowleaf elephant's ear Broad-footed Mole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Alismatales (Alismatales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Araceae Talpidae
Genus Xanthosoma Scapanus
Species Xanthosoma sagittifolium Scapanus latimanus

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arrowleaf elephant's ear Broad-footed Mole
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).

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Broad-footed Mole

The Broad-footed Mole (Scapanus latimanus) is a species in the genus Scapanus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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