American Water Plantain vs Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Alisma subcordatum compared with Petaurista magnificus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Alismatales (オモダカ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Alismataceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Alisma	Petaurista
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Petaurista magnificus

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel
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.

Hodgson's Giant Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.