brigalow vs Floating Fern

Acacia harpophylla compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brigalow	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 harpophylla	Salvinia natans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brigalow

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

brigalow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

brigalow

The brigalow (Acacia harpophylla) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.