Floating Fern vs Hinde s Aethomys

Salvinia natans compared with Aethomys hindei

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Hinde s Aethomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Hinde s Aethomys
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	Aethomys
Species	Salvinia natans	Aethomys hindei

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Hinde s Aethomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Hinde s Aethomys
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).

Hinde s Aethomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.