Ferny Azolla vs Mountain Anoa

Azolla pinnata compared with Bubalus quarlesi

Key Differences

Ferny Azolla is Least Concern while Mountain Anoa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Mountain Anoa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Salviniaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Azolla	Bubalus
Species	Azolla pinnata	Bubalus quarlesi

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Anoa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Mountain Anoa
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).