Floating Fern vs North American Badger

Salvinia natans compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	North American Badger
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	Taxidea
Species	Salvinia natans	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	North American Badger
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).

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.