Altai Birch Mouse vs Floating Fern

Sicista napaea compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Altai Birch Mouse is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Birch Mouse	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Dipodidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Sicista	Salvinia
Species	Sicista napaea	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Altai Birch Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Birch Mouse	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Birch Mouse

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).

Altai Birch Mouse

The Altai Birch Mouse (Sicista napaea) is a species in the genus Sicista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.