Costa Central Oryzomys vs Floating Fern

Nephelomys caracolus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Costa Central Oryzomys is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Costa Central Oryzomys	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	Nephelomys	Salvinia
Species	Nephelomys caracolus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Costa Central Oryzomys

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Costa Central Oryzomys	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Costa Central Oryzomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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).