American Water Plantain vs Ray

Alisma subcordatum compared with Atlantoraja castelnaui

Key Differences

• American Water Plantain is Least Concern while Ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Ray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Alismataceae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Alisma	Atlantoraja
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Atlantoraja castelnaui

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Ray
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.

Ray

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.