Alectryon vs Floating Fern

Alectryon tropicus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Floating Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Salvinia
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Salvinia natans

Evolutionary Relationship

Alectryon and Floating Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.