Alpine ibex vs Floating Fern

Capra ibex compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

  • Alpine ibex is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine ibex Floating Fern
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Tracheophyta
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Salviniaceae
Genus Capra Salvinia
Species Capra ibex Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Alpine ibex

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine ibex Floating Fern
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine ibex

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Mexico), and South America (Argentina).

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).

Alpine ibex

The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) is a species in the genus Capra. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Mexico), and South America (Argentina).

Floating Fern

No description available.

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