Bat-eared fox vs Floating Fern

Otocyon megalotis compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Bat-eared fox is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bat-eared fox	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Otocyon	Salvinia
Species	Otocyon megalotis	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Bat-eared fox

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bat-eared fox	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bat-eared fox

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).

Bat-eared fox

The Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) is a species in the genus Otocyon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.