American black bear vs Floating Fern

Ursus americanus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• American black bear is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American black bear	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Ursidae (Bears)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Ursus (Bears)	Salvinia
Species	Ursus americanus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

American black bear

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American black bear	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American black bear

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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).

American black bear

The American black bear (Ursus americanus) is a species in the genus Ursus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.