Floating Fern vs Olinguito

Salvinia natans compared with Bassaricyon neblina

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Olinguito is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Olinguito
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Salviniaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Salvinia	Bassaricyon
Species	Salvinia natans	Bassaricyon neblina

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Olinguito

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Olinguito
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).

Olinguito

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.