Floating Fern vs Lowland Tapir

Salvinia natans compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Lowland Tapir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Lowland Tapir
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Salviniaceae	Tapiridae
Genus	Salvinia	Tapirus
Species	Salvinia natans	Tapirus terrestris

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Lowland Tapir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Lowland Tapir
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 Tapir

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.