Arrowleaf elephant's ear vs Hairy-nosed otter

Xanthosoma sagittifolium compared with Lutra sumatrana

Key Differences

  • Arrowleaf elephant's ear is Not Evaluated while Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arrowleaf elephant's ear Hairy-nosed otter
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Alismatales (Alismatales) Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family Araceae Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus Xanthosoma Lutra (Otters)
Species Xanthosoma sagittifolium Lutra sumatrana

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arrowleaf elephant's ear Hairy-nosed otter
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).

Hairy-nosed otter

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.

Hairy-nosed otter

No description available.

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