Chestnut-breasted Whiteface vs Floating Fern

Aphelocephala pectoralis compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Chestnut-breasted Whiteface is Near Threatened while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-breasted Whiteface	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Acanthizidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Aphelocephala	Salvinia
Species	Aphelocephala pectoralis	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface

NT — Near Threatened

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-breasted Whiteface	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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).

Chestnut-breasted Whiteface

The Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis) is a species in the genus Aphelocephala. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway