Arrowleaf elephant's ear vs Ecuadoran Pericote

Xanthosoma sagittifolium compared with Phyllotis haggardi

Key Differences

  • Arrowleaf elephant's ear is Not Evaluated while Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arrowleaf elephant's ear Ecuadoran Pericote
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Alismatales (Alismatales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Araceae Cricetidae
Genus Xanthosoma Phyllotis
Species Xanthosoma sagittifolium Phyllotis haggardi

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arrowleaf elephant's ear Ecuadoran Pericote
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).

Ecuadoran Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.

Ecuadoran Pericote

No description available.

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