Floating Fern vs Gambian Mongoose

Salvinia natans compared with Mungos gambianus

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Gambian Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Gambian Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Salviniaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Salvinia	Mungos
Species	Salvinia natans	Mungos gambianus

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Gambian Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Gambian Mongoose
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).

Gambian Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.