American Water Plantain vs Elegant Water Shrew

Alisma subcordatum compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Alismataceae	Soricidae
Genus	Alisma	Nectogale
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Nectogale elegans

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Elegant Water Shrew
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.

Elegant Water Shrew

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.