Floating Fern vs Maxwell's Duiker

Salvinia natans compared with Philantomba maxwellii

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Maxwell's Duiker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Maxwell's Duiker
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	Philantomba
Species	Salvinia natans	Philantomba maxwellii

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Maxwell's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Maxwell's Duiker
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).

Maxwell's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.