Dryad Monkey vs Floating Fern

Chlorocebus dryas compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Dryad Monkey is Endangered while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dryad Monkey	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Chlorocebus	Salvinia
Species	Chlorocebus dryas	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Dryad Monkey

EN — Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dryad Monkey	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dryad Monkey

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).