Ferny Azolla vs Northern Bettong

Azolla pinnata compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Ferny Azolla is Least Concern while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Salviniaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Azolla	Bettongia
Species	Azolla pinnata	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Northern Bettong
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).

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.