Bear-cat vs Floating Fern

Arctictis binturong compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Viverridae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Arctictis	Salvinia
Species	Arctictis binturong	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

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).

Bear-cat

The Bear-cat (Arctictis binturong) is a species in the genus Arctictis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.