American Water Plantain vs Redclaw

Alisma subcordatum compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Redclaw
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Alismataceae	Parastacidae
Genus	Alisma	Cherax
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Cherax quadricarinatus

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Redclaw
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.

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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