Floating Fern vs Lofty Pericote

Salvinia natans compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Lofty Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Lofty Pericote
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).

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.