Atherton antechinus vs Floating Fern

Antechinus godmani compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Atherton antechinus is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atherton antechinus	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Antechinus	Salvinia
Species	Antechinus godmani	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Atherton antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atherton antechinus	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atherton antechinus

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).

Atherton antechinus

The Atherton antechinus (Antechinus godmani) is a species in the genus Antechinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.