Floating Fern vs Narrow-striped Mongoose

Salvinia natans compared with Mungotictis decemlineata

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Narrow-striped Mongoose is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Narrow-striped Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Salviniaceae	Eupleridae
Genus	Salvinia	Mungotictis
Species	Salvinia natans	Mungotictis decemlineata

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Narrow-striped Mongoose

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Narrow-striped Mongoose
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-striped Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.