American Water Plantain vs milk snail

Alisma subcordatum compared with Otala lactea

Key Differences

• American Water Plantain is Least Concern while milk snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	milk snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Alismataceae	Helicidae
Genus	Alisma	Otala
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Otala lactea

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

milk snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	milk snail
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.

milk snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States