Floating Fern vs Hector s Dolphin

Salvinia natans compared with Cephalorhynchus hectori

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Hector s Dolphin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Hector s 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	Cephalorhynchus
Species	Salvinia natans	Cephalorhynchus hectori

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Hector s Dolphin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Hector s 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).

Hector s Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.