American Water Plantain vs Large False Serotine

Alisma subcordatum compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• American Water Plantain is Least Concern while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Large False Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Alismataceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Alisma	Hesperoptenus
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Large False Serotine
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.

Large False Serotine

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.