Floating Fern vs Lowe's Shrew

Salvinia natans compared with Chodsigoa parca

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Lowe's Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Lowe's Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Salviniaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Salvinia	Chodsigoa
Species	Salvinia natans	Chodsigoa parca

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Lowe's Shrew
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).

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.