Floating Fern vs Ili Pika

Salvinia natans compared with Ochotona iliensis

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Ili Pika is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Ili Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Salviniaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Salvinia	Ochotona
Species	Salvinia natans	Ochotona iliensis

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Ili Pika

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Ili Pika
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).

Ili Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.