Floating Fern vs Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

Salvinia natans compared with Salpingotus kozlovi

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salviniaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Salvinia	Salpingotus
Species	Salvinia natans	Salpingotus kozlovi

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa
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).

Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.