California vole vs Floating Fern

Microtus californicus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• California vole is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	California vole	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	Microtus	Salvinia
Species	Microtus californicus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

California vole

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	California vole	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

California vole

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).

California vole

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