American Water Plantain vs Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Alisma subcordatum compared with Phyllostomus elongatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Liliopsida (백합강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Alismatales (택사목)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Alismataceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Alisma	Phyllostomus
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Phyllostomus elongatus

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Lesser Spear-nosed Bat
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.

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.