Floating Fern vs Lowland Chrotomys

Salvinia natans compared with Chrotomys mindorensis

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Lowland Chrotomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Lowland Chrotomys
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	Chrotomys
Species	Salvinia natans	Chrotomys mindorensis

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Lowland Chrotomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Lowland Chrotomys
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).

Lowland Chrotomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.