Brown Teal vs Floating Fern

Anas chlorotis compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Brown Teal is Near Threatened while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Teal	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Anatidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Anas	Salvinia
Species	Anas chlorotis	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Brown Teal

NT — Near Threatened

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Teal	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Teal

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 Teal

The Brown Teal (Anas chlorotis) is a species in the genus Anas. It is currently classified as Near Threatened 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