Floating Fern vs Large Oecomys

Salvinia natans compared with Oecomys superans

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Large Oecomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Large Oecomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salviniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Salvinia	Oecomys
Species	Salvinia natans	Oecomys superans

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Oecomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Large Oecomys
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).

Large Oecomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.