Arrowleaf elephant's ear vs jaguar

Xanthosoma sagittifolium compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arrowleaf elephant's ear jaguar
Kingdom Plantae (bitki) Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (memeliler)
Order Alismatales (Alismatales) Carnivora (etçiller)
Family Araceae Felidae (Cats)
Genus Xanthosoma Panthera (Big Cats)
Species Xanthosoma sagittifolium Panthera onca

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

jaguar

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arrowleaf elephant's ear jaguar
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 15 years
Average Length 1.9 m
Average Weight 100.0 kg

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).

jaguar

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 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. 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.

jaguar

The largest cat in the Americas, reaching up to 100 kg with a stocky, muscular build and distinctive rosette-patterned coat. Found from Mexico through South America, with strongholds in the Amazon and Pantanal. Powerful swimmers and apex predators, jaguars play a critical role in regulating prey populations. Near Threatened, with range contracting due to deforestation.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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