Crested servaline genet vs Floating Fern

Genetta cristata compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Crested servaline genet is Vulnerable while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested servaline genet	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Viverridae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Genetta	Salvinia
Species	Genetta cristata	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Crested servaline genet

VU — Vulnerable

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested servaline genet	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crested servaline genet

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).