Floating Fern vs Leadebeater s Possum

Salvinia natans compared with Gymnobelideus leadbeateri

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Leadebeater s Possum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Leadebeater s Possum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Salviniaceae	Petauridae
Genus	Salvinia	Gymnobelideus
Species	Salvinia natans	Gymnobelideus leadbeateri

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Leadebeater s Possum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Leadebeater s Possum
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).

Leadebeater s Possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.