Beira vs Floating Fern

Dorcatragus megalotis compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Beira is Vulnerable while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beira	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Dorcatragus	Salvinia
Species	Dorcatragus megalotis	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Beira

VU — Vulnerable

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beira

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).

Beira

The Beira (Dorcatragus megalotis) is a species in the genus Dorcatragus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Dorcatragus megalotis.