Floating Fern vs Fossa

Salvinia natans compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Fossa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Fossa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Salviniaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Salvinia	Cryptoprocta
Species	Salvinia natans	Cryptoprocta ferox

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Fossa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.