Balaar vs Floating Fern

Acacia pendula compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Balaar is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balaar	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 pendula	Salvinia natans

Evolutionary Relationship

Balaar and Floating Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Balaar

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balaar	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balaar

Habitat

Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Algeria.

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).

Balaar

The Balaar (Acacia pendula) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.