East African oryx vs Floating Fern

Oryx beisa compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• East African oryx is Endangered while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	East African oryx	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Oryx	Salvinia
Species	Oryx beisa	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

East African oryx

EN — Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	East African oryx	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

East African oryx

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).