Floating Fern vs Ladak Pika

Salvinia natans compared with Ochotona ladacensis

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Ladak Pika is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Ladak Pika
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Salviniaceae	Ochotonidae
Genus	Salvinia	Ochotona
Species	Salvinia natans	Ochotona ladacensis

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Ladak Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Ladak Pika
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).

Ladak Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.