Floating Fern vs Lumholtz's tree kangaroo

Salvinia natans compared with Dendrolagus lumholtzi

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Lumholtz's tree kangaroo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Lumholtz's tree kangaroo
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Salviniaceae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Salvinia	Dendrolagus
Species	Salvinia natans	Dendrolagus lumholtzi

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Lumholtz's tree kangaroo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Lumholtz's tree kangaroo
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).

Lumholtz's tree kangaroo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.