Floating Fern vs Guiana Dolphin

Salvinia natans compared with Sotalia guianensis

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Guiana Dolphin is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Guiana Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Salviniaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Salvinia	Sotalia
Species	Salvinia natans	Sotalia guianensis

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Guiana Dolphin

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Guiana Dolphin
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).

Guiana Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.