Floating Fern vs Mittermeier's Tapajós Saki

Salvinia natans compared with Pithecia mittermeieri

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Mittermeier's Tapajós Saki is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Mittermeier's Tapajós Saki
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Salviniaceae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Salvinia	Pithecia
Species	Salvinia natans	Pithecia mittermeieri

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Mittermeier's Tapajós Saki

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Mittermeier's Tapajós Saki
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).

Mittermeier's Tapajós Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.