Floating Fern vs Mexican vole

Salvinia natans compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Mexican vole
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).

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.