Dusky Hopping Mouse vs Floating Fern

Notomys fuscus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Notomys	Salvinia
Species	Notomys fuscus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Hopping Mouse	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Hopping Mouse

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).