Arrowleaf elephant's ear vs Darwin's fox

Xanthosoma sagittifolium compared with Lycalopex fulvipes

Key Differences

  • Arrowleaf elephant's ear is Not Evaluated while Darwin's fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arrowleaf elephant's ear Darwin's fox
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Alismatales (Alismatales) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Araceae Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus Xanthosoma Lycalopex
Species Xanthosoma sagittifolium Lycalopex fulvipes

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Darwin's fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arrowleaf elephant's ear Darwin's fox
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).

Darwin's fox

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.

Darwin's fox

No description available.

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