Floating Fern vs Highveld Golden Mole

Salvinia natans compared with Amblysomus septentrionalis

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Highveld Golden Mole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Highveld Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Salviniaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Salvinia	Amblysomus
Species	Salvinia natans	Amblysomus septentrionalis

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Highveld Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Highveld Golden Mole
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).

Highveld Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.