Floating Fern vs Indian Gray Mongoose

Salvinia natans compared with Herpestes edwardsi

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Indian Gray Mongoose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Indian Gray Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Salviniaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Salvinia	Herpestes
Species	Salvinia natans	Herpestes edwardsi

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian Gray Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Indian Gray Mongoose
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).

Indian Gray Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Italy, Kuwait, and United Arab Emirates.