Floating Fern vs New Zealand fur seal

Salvinia natans compared with Arctocephalus forsteri

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while New Zealand fur seal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	New Zealand fur seal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Salviniaceae	Otariidae
Genus	Salvinia	Arctocephalus
Species	Salvinia natans	Arctocephalus forsteri

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

New Zealand fur seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	New Zealand fur seal
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).

New Zealand fur seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.