Floating Fern vs Panther Chameleon

Salvinia natans compared with Furcifer pardalis

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Panther Chameleon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Panther Chameleon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Reptilia (Reptiles)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Squamata (Lizards & Snakes)
Family	Salviniaceae	Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus	Salvinia	Chamaeleo (Chameleons)
Species	Salvinia natans	Furcifer pardalis

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Panther Chameleon

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Panther Chameleon
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	45 cm
Average Weight	—	180 g

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).

Panther Chameleon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found in Madagascar.

Panther Chameleon

The panther chameleon is native to Madagascar and is one of the most colorful reptiles. Males display vivid colors.