Floating Fern vs Mayor s Mouse

Salvinia natans compared with Mus mayori

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Mayor s Mouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Mayor s Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salviniaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Salvinia	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Salvinia natans	Mus mayori

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Mayor s Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Mayor s Mouse
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).

Mayor s Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.