Ferny Azolla vs Marbled cat

Azolla pinnata compared with Pardofelis marmorata

Key Differences

• Ferny Azolla is Least Concern while Marbled cat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Marbled cat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Salviniaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Azolla	Pardofelis
Species	Azolla pinnata	Pardofelis marmorata

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Marbled cat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Marbled cat
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).

Marbled cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.