Floating Fern vs Popayán Thomasomys

Salvinia natans compared with Thomasomys popayanus

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Popayán Thomasomys is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Popayán Thomasomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salviniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Salvinia	Thomasomys
Species	Salvinia natans	Thomasomys popayanus

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Popayán Thomasomys

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Popayán Thomasomys
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).

Popayán Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.