American Water Plantain vs tiny risso snail

Alisma subcordatum compared with Rissoa parva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	tiny risso snail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Alismataceae	Rissoidae
Genus	Alisma	Rissoa
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Rissoa parva

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

tiny risso snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	tiny risso 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.

tiny risso snail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.