Floating Fern vs Northern Greater Galago

Salvinia natans compared with Otolemur garnettii

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Northern Greater Galago is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Northern Greater Galago
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Salviniaceae	Galagidae
Genus	Salvinia	Otolemur
Species	Salvinia natans	Otolemur garnettii

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Greater Galago

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Northern Greater Galago
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).

Northern Greater Galago

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.