Ebony Akodont vs Floating Fern

Thaptomys nigrita compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ebony 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	Thaptomys	Salvinia
Species	Thaptomys nigrita	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Ebony Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ebony 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).