Chinese Desert cat vs Floating Fern

Felis bieti compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Chinese Desert cat is Vulnerable while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Desert cat	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Salvinia
Species	Felis bieti	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Chinese Desert cat

VU — Vulnerable

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Desert cat	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Desert cat

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).

Chinese Desert cat

The Chinese Desert cat (Felis bieti) is a species in the genus Felis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.