American Water Plantain vs Little Free-tailed Bat

Alisma subcordatum compared with Chaerephon pumilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Little Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Alismataceae	Molossidae
Genus	Alisma	Chaerephon
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Chaerephon pumilus

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Little Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Little Free-tailed 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.

Little Free-tailed Bat

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.