American Jackal vs Floating Fern

Canis latrans compared with Salvinia nymphellula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Jackal	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)	Salvinia
Species	Canis latrans	Salvinia nymphellula

Conservation Status

American Jackal

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Jackal	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Jackal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi.

American Jackal

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