Floating Fern vs Japanese Hare

Salvinia natans compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Salviniaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Salvinia	Lepus
Species	Salvinia natans	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Japanese Hare
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).

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.