Floating Fern vs Golden Spiny Mouse

Salvinia natans compared with Acomys russatus

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Golden Spiny Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Golden Spiny Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salviniaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Salvinia	Acomys
Species	Salvinia natans	Acomys russatus

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Golden Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Golden Spiny Mouse
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 Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.