Floating Fern vs Fraser's dolphin

Salvinia natans compared with Lagenodelphis hosei

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Fraser's dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Fraser's dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Salviniaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Salvinia	Lagenodelphis
Species	Salvinia natans	Lagenodelphis hosei

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Fraser's dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Fraser's dolphin
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).

Fraser's dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan