Dusky Akodont vs Floating Fern

Akodon dayi compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Dusky Akodont is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Akodont	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Akodon	Salvinia
Species	Akodon dayi	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Dusky Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Akodont	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Akodont

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).