Floating Fern vs Lacustrine Vole

Salvinia natans compared with Microtus limnophilus

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Lacustrine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Lacustrine 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	Microtus
Species	Salvinia natans	Microtus limnophilus

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Lacustrine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Lacustrine 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).

Lacustrine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.