Arrowleaf elephant's ear vs Markhor

Xanthosoma sagittifolium compared with Capra falconeri

Key Differences

• Arrowleaf elephant's ear is Not Evaluated while Markhor is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	Markhor
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Araceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Xanthosoma	Capra
Species	Xanthosoma sagittifolium	Capra falconeri

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Markhor

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	Markhor
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).

Markhor

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.