Amazon River Dolphin vs Floating Fern

Inia geoffrensis compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Amazon River Dolphin is Data Deficient while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon River Dolphin	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Iniidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Inia	Salvinia
Species	Inia geoffrensis	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Amazon River Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon River Dolphin	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon River Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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).

Amazon River Dolphin

The Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) is a species in the genus Inia. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.