Broad-tipped Hermit vs Floating Fern

Anopetia gounellei compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Broad-tipped Hermit is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-tipped Hermit	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Trochilidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Anopetia	Salvinia
Species	Anopetia gounellei	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Broad-tipped Hermit

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-tipped Hermit	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-tipped Hermit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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-tipped Hermit

The Broad-Tipped Hermit (Anopetia gounellei) is a species in the genus Anopetia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway