Ferny Azolla vs Pygmy three-toed sloth

Azolla pinnata compared with Bradypus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Ferny Azolla is Least Concern while Pygmy three-toed sloth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Pygmy three-toed sloth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Salviniaceae	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Azolla	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Azolla pinnata	Bradypus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Pygmy three-toed sloth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Pygmy three-toed sloth
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).

Pygmy three-toed sloth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.