Floating Fern vs Isarog Chrotomys

Salvinia natans compared with Chrotomys gonzalesi

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Isarog Chrotomys is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Isarog Chrotomys
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	Chrotomys
Species	Salvinia natans	Chrotomys gonzalesi

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Isarog Chrotomys

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Isarog Chrotomys
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).

Isarog Chrotomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.