Floating Fern vs Kouprey

Salvinia natans compared with Bos sauveli

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Kouprey is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Kouprey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Salviniaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Salvinia	Bos (Cattle & Bison)
Species	Salvinia natans	Bos sauveli

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Kouprey

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Kouprey
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).

Kouprey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.