Floating Fern vs Namdapha Flying Squirrel

Salvinia natans compared with Biswamoyopterus biswasi

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Namdapha Flying Squirrel is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Namdapha Flying Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salviniaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Salvinia	Biswamoyopterus
Species	Salvinia natans	Biswamoyopterus biswasi

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Namdapha Flying Squirrel
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).

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.