Floating Fern vs Gray Spiny Mouse

Salvinia natans compared with Acomys cineraceus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Gray 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 cineraceus

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Gray 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).

Gray Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.