Emilia s Gracile Opossum vs Floating Fern

Gracilinanus emiliae compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Emilia s Gracile Opossum is Data Deficient while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Emilia s Gracile Opossum	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Didelphidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Gracilinanus	Salvinia
Species	Gracilinanus emiliae	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Emilia s Gracile Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Emilia s Gracile Opossum	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Emilia s Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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).