Deppe's Squirrel vs Floating Fern

Sciurus deppei compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Deppe's Squirrel is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deppe's Squirrel	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Salvinia
Species	Sciurus deppei	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Deppe's Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deppe's Squirrel	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deppe's Squirrel

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).