Ecuadorean Akodont vs Floating Fern

Neomicroxus latebricola compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Akodont is Endangered while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean 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	Neomicroxus	Salvinia
Species	Neomicroxus latebricola	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Akodont

EN — Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadorean Akodont

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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).