African striped weasel vs Floating Fern

Poecilogale albinucha compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• African striped weasel is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African striped weasel	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Poecilogale	Salvinia
Species	Poecilogale albinucha	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

African striped weasel

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African striped weasel	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African striped weasel

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 striped weasel

The African striped weasel (Poecilogale albinucha) is a species in the genus Poecilogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.