Arrowleaf elephant's ear vs Tall Elephant's Ear

Xanthosoma sagittifolium compared with Xanthosoma undipes

Key Differences

• Arrowleaf elephant's ear is Not Evaluated while Tall Elephant's Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	Tall Elephant's Ear
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family same	Araceae	Araceae
Genus same	Xanthosoma	Xanthosoma
Species	Xanthosoma sagittifolium	Xanthosoma undipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowleaf elephant's ear and Tall Elephant's Ear share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Xanthosoma.

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Tall Elephant's Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	Tall Elephant's Ear
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).

Tall Elephant's Ear

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia