Floating Fern vs Jackson’s Mongoose

Salvinia natans compared with Bdeogale jacksoni

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Jackson’s Mongoose is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Jackson’s 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	Bdeogale
Species	Salvinia natans	Bdeogale jacksoni

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Jackson’s Mongoose

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Jackson’s 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).

Jackson’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.