Floating Fern vs Malagasy civet

Salvinia natans compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Malagasy civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Salviniaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Salvinia	Fossa
Species	Salvinia natans	Fossa fossana

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Malagasy civet
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).

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.