American Water Plantain vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Alisma subcordatum compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Alismatales (частухоцветные)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Alismataceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Alisma	Diphylla
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Diphylla ecaudata

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
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-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.