Floating Fern vs Indian Pangolin

Salvinia natans compared with Manis crassicaudata

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Indian Pangolin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Indian Pangolin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Salviniaceae	Manidae
Genus	Salvinia	Manis
Species	Salvinia natans	Manis crassicaudata

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Indian Pangolin
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 Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.