Amazonian Nectomys vs Floating Fern

Nectomys rattus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Amazonian Nectomys is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Nectomys	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Nectomys	Salvinia
Species	Nectomys rattus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Amazonian Nectomys

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Nectomys	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazonian Nectomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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).

Amazonian Nectomys

The Amazonian Nectomys (Nectomys rattus) is a species in the genus Nectomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.