Giant taro vs Sander's Alocasia

Alocasia macrorrhizos compared with Alocasia sanderiana

Key Differences

• Giant taro is Not Evaluated while Sander's Alocasia is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant taro	Sander's Alocasia
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Alismatales (อันดับขาเขียด)	Alismatales (อันดับขาเขียด)
Family same	Araceae	Araceae
Genus same	Alocasia	Alocasia
Species	Alocasia macrorrhizos	Alocasia sanderiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant taro and Sander's Alocasia share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Alocasia.

Conservation Status

Giant taro

NE — Not Evaluated

Sander's Alocasia

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant taro	Sander's Alocasia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant taro

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Portugal, United Kingdom), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Sander's Alocasia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇹🇼 Taiwan