Floating Fern vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Salvinia natans compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Salviniaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Salvinia	Amblysomus
Species	Salvinia natans	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Marley’s Golden Mole
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).

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.