Bishop ray vs Floating Fern

Aetobatus narinari compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Bishop ray is Near Threatened while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop ray	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Elasmobranchii	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Myliobatidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Aetobatus	Salvinia
Species	Aetobatus narinari	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Bishop ray

NT — Near Threatened

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop ray	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bishop ray

Habitat

Native to Asia and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Taiwan, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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).

Bishop ray

The Bishop ray (Aetobatus narinari) is a species in the genus Aetobatus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan