Cachalote-anão vs American Water Plantain

Globicephala melas compared with Alisma subcordatum

Key Differences

• Cachalote-anão is Not Evaluated while American Water Plantain is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cachalote-anão	American Water Plantain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Alismataceae
Genus	Globicephala	Alisma
Species	Globicephala melas	Alisma subcordatum

Conservation Status

Cachalote-anão

NE — Not Evaluated

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cachalote-anão	American Water Plantain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cachalote-anão

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

American Water Plantain

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Cachalote-anão

The American Black-Fish (Globicephala melas) is a species in the genus Globicephala. 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.