Floating Fern vs Grevy's zebra

Salvinia natans compared with Equus grevyi

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Grevy's zebra is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Grevy's zebra
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Salviniaceae	Equidae (Horses & Zebras)
Genus	Salvinia	Equus (Horses & Zebras)
Species	Salvinia natans	Equus grevyi

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Grevy's zebra

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Grevy's zebra
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).

Grevy's zebra

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.