Broad-footed Rhipidomys vs Floating Fern

Rhipidomys latimanus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Rhipidomys is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Rhipidomys	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Salvinia
Species	Rhipidomys latimanus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Rhipidomys	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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).

Broad-footed Rhipidomys

The Broad-footed Rhipidomys (Rhipidomys latimanus) is a species in the genus Rhipidomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.