American Water Plantain vs Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Alisma subcordatum compared with Brachytarsomys villosa

Key Differences

• American Water Plantain is Least Concern while Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Alismataceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Alisma	Brachytarsomys
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Brachytarsomys villosa

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
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.

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

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.