American Jackal vs Floating Fern

Canis latrans compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• American Jackal is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

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 natans

Conservation Status

American Jackal

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

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

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 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.