Floating Fern vs Golden-crowned Sifaka

Salvinia natans compared with Propithecus tattersalli

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Golden-crowned Sifaka is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Golden-crowned Sifaka
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Salviniaceae	Indriidae
Genus	Salvinia	Propithecus
Species	Salvinia natans	Propithecus tattersalli

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Golden-crowned Sifaka

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Golden-crowned Sifaka
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).

Golden-crowned Sifaka

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.