American Water Plantain vs Desert Pocket Gopher

Alisma subcordatum compared with Geomys arenarius

Key Differences

• American Water Plantain is Least Concern while Desert Pocket Gopher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Desert Pocket Gopher
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Alismataceae	Geomyidae
Genus	Alisma	Geomys
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Geomys arenarius

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Desert Pocket Gopher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Desert Pocket Gopher
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.

Desert Pocket Gopher

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.