Desert Rat-kangaroo vs Floating Fern

Caloprymnus campestris compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Desert Rat-kangaroo is Extinct while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Rat-kangaroo	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Potoroidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Caloprymnus	Salvinia
Species	Caloprymnus campestris	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Desert Rat-kangaroo

EX — Extinct

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Rat-kangaroo	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Rat-kangaroo

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).