Ferny Azolla vs Macedonian Mouse

Azolla pinnata compared with Mus macedonicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Macedonian Mouse
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	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Azolla pinnata	Mus macedonicus

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Macedonian Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Macedonian Mouse
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).