Floating Fern vs Merriam s Deermouse

Salvinia natans compared with Peromyscus merriami

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Merriam s Deermouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Merriam s Deermouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salviniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Salvinia	Peromyscus
Species	Salvinia natans	Peromyscus merriami

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Merriam s Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Merriam s Deermouse
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).

Merriam s Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.