Floating Fern vs Neotropical otter

Salvinia natans compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Neotropical otter is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Neotropical otter
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Salviniaceae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Salvinia	Lontra
Species	Salvinia natans	Lontra longicaudis

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Neotropical otter

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Neotropical otter
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).

Neotropical otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.