Floating Fern vs Mérida Aepeomys

Salvinia natans compared with Aepeomys lugens

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Mérida Aepeomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Mérida Aepeomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salviniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Salvinia	Aepeomys
Species	Salvinia natans	Aepeomys lugens

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Mérida Aepeomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Mérida Aepeomys
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).

Mérida Aepeomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.