Floating Fern vs Hoary fox

Salvinia natans compared with Lycalopex vetulus

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Hoary fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Hoary fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Salviniaceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Salvinia	Lycalopex
Species	Salvinia natans	Lycalopex vetulus

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Hoary fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Hoary fox
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).

Hoary fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.