American Water Plantain vs Bicho-Preguiça

Alisma subcordatum compared with Bradypus torquatus

Key Differences

• American Water Plantain is Least Concern while Bicho-Preguiça is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Bicho-Preguiça
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Alismataceae	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Alisma	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Bradypus torquatus

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Bicho-Preguiça

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Bicho-Preguiça
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.

Bicho-Preguiça

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.