Chacoan Akodont vs Floating Fern

Bibimys chacoensis compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Chacoan Akodont is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Akodont	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	Bibimys	Salvinia
Species	Bibimys chacoensis	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Chacoan Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Akodont	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Akodont

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).

Chacoan Akodont

The Chacoan Akodont (Bibimys chacoensis) is a species in the genus Bibimys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.