American Water Plantain vs devil clam

Alisma subcordatum compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• American Water Plantain is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	devil clam
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Alismataceae	Cardiidae
Genus	Alisma	Tridacna
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Tridacna mbalavuana

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	devil clam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Water Plantain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

devil clam

American Water Plantain

The American Water Plantain (Alisma subcordatum) is a species in the genus Alisma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.