Arrowleaf elephant's ear vs Broad-headed Chiruromys

Xanthosoma sagittifolium compared with Chiruromys lamia

Key Differences

• Arrowleaf elephant's ear is Not Evaluated while Broad-headed Chiruromys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	Broad-headed Chiruromys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Araceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Xanthosoma	Chiruromys
Species	Xanthosoma sagittifolium	Chiruromys lamia

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-headed Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	Broad-headed Chiruromys
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-headed Chiruromys

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-headed Chiruromys

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