Floating Fern vs Markhor

Salvinia natans compared with Capra falconeri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Markhor
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Salviniaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Salvinia	Capra
Species	Salvinia natans	Capra falconeri

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Markhor

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Markhor
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).

Markhor

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.