Dusky-footed handleys mouse vs Floating Fern

Handleyomys fuscatus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Dusky-footed handleys mouse is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky-footed handleys mouse	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	Handleyomys	Salvinia
Species	Handleyomys fuscatus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Dusky-footed handleys mouse

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky-footed handleys mouse	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky-footed handleys mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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).