Eastern Spiny Mouse vs Floating Fern

Acomys dimidiatus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Eastern Spiny Mouse is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Spiny 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	Acomys	Salvinia
Species	Acomys dimidiatus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Eastern Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Spiny Mouse	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Spiny 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).