Bush-pig vs Floating Fern

Potamochoerus larvatus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Bush-pig is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bush-pig	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Suidae (Pigs)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Potamochoerus	Salvinia
Species	Potamochoerus larvatus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Bush-pig

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bush-pig	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bush-pig

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).

Bush-pig

The Bush-pig (Potamochoerus larvatus) is a species in the genus Potamochoerus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.