American Water Plantain vs Mallard

Alisma subcordatum compared with Anas platyrhynchos

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Mallard
Kingdom	Plantae (thực vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (chim)
Order	Alismatales (Bộ Trạch tả)	Anseriformes (bộ Ngỗng)
Family	Alismataceae	Anatidae
Genus	Alisma	Anas
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Anas platyrhynchos

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Mallard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Mallard
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.

Mallard

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Bhutan, Nepal), Europe (7 countries), North America (Barbados, El Salvador, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Mallard

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.