Floating Fern vs Peale s Dolphin

Salvinia natans compared with Lagenorhynchus australis

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Peale s Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Peale s Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Salviniaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Salvinia	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Salvinia natans	Lagenorhynchus australis

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Peale s Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Peale s Dolphin
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).

Peale s Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.