Flat-headed cat vs Floating Fern

Prionailurus planiceps compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Flat-headed cat is Endangered while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed cat	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Prionailurus	Salvinia
Species	Prionailurus planiceps	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Flat-headed cat

EN — Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed cat	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).