Floating Fern vs Leightons linsang

Salvinia natans compared with Poiana leightoni

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Leightons linsang is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Leightons linsang
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Salviniaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Salvinia	Poiana
Species	Salvinia natans	Poiana leightoni

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Leightons linsang

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Leightons linsang
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).

Leightons linsang

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.