Arrowleaf elephant's ear vs Large Fernandina Galapagos Mouse

Xanthosoma sagittifolium compared with Nesoryzomys narboroughi

Key Differences

• Arrowleaf elephant's ear is Not Evaluated while Large Fernandina Galapagos Mouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	Large Fernandina Galapagos Mouse
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	Nesoryzomys
Species	Xanthosoma sagittifolium	Nesoryzomys narboroughi

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Fernandina Galapagos Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	Large Fernandina Galapagos Mouse
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).

Large Fernandina Galapagos Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.