Floating Fern vs Neumann s Arvicanthis

Salvinia natans compared with Arvicanthis neumanni

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Neumann s Arvicanthis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Neumann s Arvicanthis
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salviniaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Salvinia	Arvicanthis
Species	Salvinia natans	Arvicanthis neumanni

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Neumann s Arvicanthis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Neumann s Arvicanthis
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).

Neumann s Arvicanthis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.