Arrowleaf elephant's ear vs bur chervil

Xanthosoma sagittifolium compared with Anthriscus caucalis

Key Differences

• Arrowleaf elephant's ear is Not Evaluated while bur chervil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	bur chervil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Araceae	Apiaceae
Genus	Xanthosoma	Anthriscus
Species	Xanthosoma sagittifolium	Anthriscus caucalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowleaf elephant's ear and bur chervil share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

bur chervil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	bur chervil
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).

bur chervil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.

bur chervil

The bur chervil (Anthriscus caucalis) is a species in the genus Anthriscus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic re

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States