Amami Rabbit vs Floating Fern

Pentalagus furnessi compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Amami Rabbit is Endangered while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amami Rabbit	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Pentalagus	Salvinia
Species	Pentalagus furnessi	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Amami Rabbit

EN — Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amami Rabbit	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amami Rabbit

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).

Amami Rabbit

The Amami Rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi) is a species in the genus Pentalagus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.