American Water Plantain vs Great Gerbil

Alisma subcordatum compared with Rhombomys opimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Great Gerbil
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Alismataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Alisma	Rhombomys
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Rhombomys opimus

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Great Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Great Gerbil
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.

Great Gerbil

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.