Finlayson's squirrel vs Floating Fern

Callosciurus finlaysonii compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Finlayson's squirrel is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Finlayson's squirrel	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Callosciurus	Salvinia
Species	Callosciurus finlaysonii	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Finlayson's squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Finlayson's squirrel	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Finlayson's squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan, Singapore) and Europe (5 countries).

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden