American Water Plantain vs Variable Chafer

Alisma subcordatum compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• American Water Plantain is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Variable Chafer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Alismataceae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Alisma	Gnorimus
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Gnorimus variabilis

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Variable Chafer
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.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.