African black-footed cat vs Floating Fern

Felis nigripes compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• African black-footed cat is Vulnerable while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African black-footed cat	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Salvinia
Species	Felis nigripes	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

African black-footed cat

VU — Vulnerable

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African black-footed cat	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African black-footed cat

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).

African black-footed cat

The African black-footed cat (Felis nigripes) is a species in the genus Felis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.