Ferny Azolla vs Gambian Mongoose

Azolla pinnata compared with Mungos gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Gambian Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Salviniaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Azolla	Mungos
Species	Azolla pinnata	Mungos gambianus

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Gambian Mongoose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).