Floating Fern vs Madras Treeshrew

Salvinia natans compared with Anathana ellioti

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Madras Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Madras Treeshrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Salviniaceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Salvinia	Anathana
Species	Salvinia natans	Anathana ellioti

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Madras Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Madras Treeshrew
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).

Madras Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.