Floating Fern vs Louise s Spiny Mouse

Salvinia natans compared with Acomys louisae

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Louise s Spiny Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Louise s Spiny Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salviniaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Salvinia	Acomys
Species	Salvinia natans	Acomys louisae

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Louise s Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Louise s Spiny Mouse
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).

Louise s Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.