Brindled Flat-body vs Floating Fern

Agonopterix arenella compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Depressariidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Agonopterix	Salvinia
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brindled Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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).

Brindled Flat-body

The Brindled Flat-body (Agonopterix arenella) is a species in the genus Agonopterix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.