Floating Fern vs Murin Nordique

Salvinia natans compared with Myotis septentrionalis

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Murin Nordique is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Murin Nordique
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Salviniaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Salvinia	Myotis
Species	Salvinia natans	Myotis septentrionalis

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Murin Nordique

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Murin Nordique
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).

Murin Nordique

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.