Broad-striped Mongoose vs Floating Fern

Galidictis fasciata compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Broad-striped Mongoose is Vulnerable while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-striped Mongoose	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Eupleridae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Galidictis	Salvinia
Species	Galidictis fasciata	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Broad-striped Mongoose

VU — Vulnerable

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-striped Mongoose	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-striped Mongoose

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).

Broad-striped Mongoose

The Broad-Striped Mongoose (Galidictis fasciata) is a species in the genus Galidictis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.