Capon'S-Feather vs Floating Fern

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Capon'S-Feather is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Capon'S-Feather	Floating Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Aquilegia	Salvinia
Species	Aquilegia vulgaris	Salvinia natans

Evolutionary Relationship

Capon'S-Feather and Floating Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Capon'S-Feather

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Capon'S-Feather	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Capon'S-Feather

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

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).

Capon'S-Feather

The Capon's-feather (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

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