Floating Fern vs Isarog Shrew Mouse

Salvinia natans compared with Archboldomys luzonensis

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Isarog Shrew Mouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Isarog Shrew Mouse
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	Archboldomys
Species	Salvinia natans	Archboldomys luzonensis

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Isarog Shrew Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Isarog Shrew Mouse
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 Shrew Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.