Ferny Azolla vs Olinguito

Azolla pinnata compared with Bassaricyon neblina

Key Differences

• Ferny Azolla is Least Concern while Olinguito is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Olinguito
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Salviniaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Azolla	Bassaricyon
Species	Azolla pinnata	Bassaricyon neblina

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Olinguito

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Olinguito
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).

Olinguito

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.