Floating Fern vs Kashmir Mountain Vole

Salvinia natans compared with Alticola montosa

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Kashmir Mountain Vole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Kashmir Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salviniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Salvinia	Alticola
Species	Salvinia natans	Alticola montosa

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Kashmir Mountain Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Kashmir Mountain Vole
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).

Kashmir Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.