Floating Fern vs Herb Field Mouse

Salvinia natans compared with Apodemus uralensis

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Herb Field Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Herb Field 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	Apodemus
Species	Salvinia natans	Apodemus uralensis

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Herb Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Herb Field 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).

Herb Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.