Brown Zygodont vs Floating Fern

Zygodontomys brunneus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Brown Zygodont is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Zygodont	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	Zygodontomys	Salvinia
Species	Zygodontomys brunneus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Brown Zygodont

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Zygodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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 Zygodont

The Brown Zygodont (Zygodontomys brunneus) is a species in the genus Zygodontomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.