Ferny Azolla vs Pale fox

Azolla pinnata compared with Vulpes pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Pale fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Salviniaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Azolla	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Azolla pinnata	Vulpes pallida

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Pale fox
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).