American Water Plantain vs Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat

Alisma subcordatum compared with Platyrrhinus aurarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Alismataceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Alisma	Platyrrhinus
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Platyrrhinus aurarius

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat
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.

Eldorado Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.