Floating Fern vs Javan Pipistrelle

Salvinia natans compared with Pipistrellus javanicus

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Javan Pipistrelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Javan Pipistrelle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Salviniaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Salvinia	Pipistrellus
Species	Salvinia natans	Pipistrellus javanicus

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Javan Pipistrelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Javan Pipistrelle
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).

Javan Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.