Eden's whale vs Floating Fern

Balaenoptera edeni compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Eden's whale is Data Deficient while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eden's whale	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)	Salvinia
Species	Balaenoptera edeni	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Eden's whale

DD — Data Deficient

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eden's whale	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eden's whale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan