Ferny Azolla vs Large Mindoro Apomys

Azolla pinnata compared with Apomys gracilirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Large Mindoro Apomys
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	Apomys
Species	Azolla pinnata	Apomys gracilirostris

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Large Mindoro Apomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Large Mindoro Apomys
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).