Angolan Talapoin vs Floating Fern

Miopithecus talapoin compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Angolan Talapoin is Vulnerable while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angolan Talapoin	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Miopithecus	Salvinia
Species	Miopithecus talapoin	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Angolan Talapoin

VU — Vulnerable

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angolan Talapoin	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angolan Talapoin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).

Angolan Talapoin

The Angolan Talapoin (Miopithecus talapoin) is a species in the genus Miopithecus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.