Ecuadoran Akodont vs Floating Fern

Necromys punctulatus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Akodont is Data Deficient while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran 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	Necromys	Salvinia
Species	Necromys punctulatus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Akodont

DD — Data Deficient

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadoran Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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).