American Water Plantain vs Great Thick-knee

Alisma subcordatum compared with Esacus recurvirostris

Key Differences

• American Water Plantain is Least Concern while Great Thick-knee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Great Thick-knee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Alismataceae	Burhinidae
Genus	Alisma	Esacus
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Esacus recurvirostris

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Great Thick-knee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Great Thick-knee
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.

Great Thick-knee

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.