Ferny Azolla vs Great Gerbil

Azolla pinnata compared with Rhombomys opimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Great Gerbil
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salviniaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Azolla	Rhombomys
Species	Azolla pinnata	Rhombomys opimus

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Great Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Great Gerbil
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).