Achallo vs Floating Fern

Chinchillula sahamae compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Achallo is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Achallo	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Chinchillula	Salvinia
Species	Chinchillula sahamae	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Achallo

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Achallo	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Achallo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Achallo

The Achallo (Chinchillula sahamae) is a species in the genus Chinchillula. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.