Cuvier s Spiny-rat vs Floating Fern

Proechimys cuvieri compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Cuvier s Spiny-rat is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuvier s Spiny-rat	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Echimyidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Salvinia
Species	Proechimys cuvieri	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Cuvier s Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuvier s Spiny-rat	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuvier s Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador 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).