Chibchan water mouse vs Floating Fern

Chibchanomys trichotis compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Chibchan water mouse is Data Deficient while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chibchan water mouse	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	Chibchanomys	Salvinia
Species	Chibchanomys trichotis	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Chibchan water mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chibchan water mouse	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chibchan water mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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).

Chibchan water mouse

The Chibchan water mouse (Chibchanomys trichotis) is a species in the genus Chibchanomys. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.