Floating Fern vs Himalayan Field Mouse

Salvinia natans compared with Apodemus pallipes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Himalayan 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 pallipes

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Himalayan Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Himalayan 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).

Himalayan Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.