Ausfeld's Wattle vs Floating Fern

Acacia ausfeldii compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Ausfeld's Wattle is Near Threatened while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ausfeld's Wattle	Floating Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Fabaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Acacia	Salvinia
Species	Acacia ausfeldii	Salvinia natans

Evolutionary Relationship

Ausfeld's Wattle and Floating Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Ausfeld's Wattle

NT — Near Threatened

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ausfeld's Wattle	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ausfeld's Wattle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

Ausfeld's Wattle

The Ausfeld's Wattle (Acacia ausfeldii) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.