Floating Fern vs Himalayan Marmot

Salvinia natans compared with Marmota himalayana

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Himalayan Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Himalayan Marmot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salviniaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Salvinia	Marmota
Species	Salvinia natans	Marmota himalayana

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Himalayan Marmot
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 Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.