Floating Fern vs L'Hoest's Monkey

Salvinia natans compared with Allochrocebus lhoesti

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while L'Hoest's Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	L'Hoest's Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Salviniaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Salvinia	Allochrocebus
Species	Salvinia natans	Allochrocebus lhoesti

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

L'Hoest's Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	L'Hoest's Monkey
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).

L'Hoest's Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.