American Water Plantain vs Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

Alisma subcordatum compared with Mesoplodon carlhubbsi

Key Differences

• American Water Plantain is Least Concern while Hubbs’s Beaked Whale is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Hubbs’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Alismataceae	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Alisma	Mesoplodon
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Mesoplodon carlhubbsi

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Hubbs’s Beaked Whale
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.

Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.