American Water Plantain vs Slender lungfish

Alisma subcordatum compared with Protopterus dolloi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Slender lungfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Alismataceae	Protopteridae
Genus	Alisma	Protopterus
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Protopterus dolloi

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Slender lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Slender lungfish
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.

Slender lungfish

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.