Floating Fern vs Narrow-headed Vole

Salvinia natans compared with Microtus gregalis

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Narrow-headed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Narrow-headed 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 gregalis

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Narrow-headed 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).

Narrow-headed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.