Australian sea lion vs Floating Fern

Neophoca cinerea compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Australian sea lion is Endangered while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian sea lion	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Otariidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Neophoca	Salvinia
Species	Neophoca cinerea	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Australian sea lion

EN — Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian sea lion	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian sea lion

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).

Australian sea lion

The Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) is a species in the genus Neophoca. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.