Brown eagle-ray vs Floating Fern

Aetomylaeus milvus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Brown eagle-ray is Endangered while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown eagle-ray	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Elasmobranchii	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Myliobatidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Aetomylaeus	Salvinia
Species	Aetomylaeus milvus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Brown eagle-ray

EN — Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown eagle-ray	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown eagle-ray

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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).

Brown eagle-ray

The Brown Eagle-ray (Aetomylaeus milvus) is a species in the genus Aetomylaeus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan