California sea lion vs Floating Fern

Zalophus californianus compared with Salvinia nymphellula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	California sea lion	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Otariidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Zalophus	Salvinia
Species	Zalophus californianus	Salvinia nymphellula

Conservation Status

California sea lion

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	California sea lion	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

California sea lion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi.

California sea lion

The California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) is a species in the genus Zalophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.