Floating Fern vs Margay

Salvinia natans compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Margay
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Salviniaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Salvinia	Leopardus
Species	Salvinia natans	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Margay
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).

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.