Floating Fern vs Grant s Micaelamys

Salvinia natans compared with Micaelamys granti

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Grant s Micaelamys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Grant s Micaelamys
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	Micaelamys
Species	Salvinia natans	Micaelamys granti

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Grant s Micaelamys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Grant s Micaelamys
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).

Grant s Micaelamys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.