Caucasian Birch Mouse vs Floating Fern

Sicista caucasica compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Caucasian Birch Mouse is Near Threatened while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Birch Mouse	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Dipodidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Sicista	Salvinia
Species	Sicista caucasica	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Caucasian Birch Mouse

NT — Near Threatened

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Birch Mouse	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Birch Mouse

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).

Caucasian Birch Mouse

The Caucasian Birch Mouse (Sicista caucasica) is a species in the genus Sicista. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.