Floating Fern vs Preuss s Red Colobus

Salvinia natans compared with Piliocolobus preussi

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Preuss s Red Colobus is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Preuss s Red Colobus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Salviniaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Salvinia	Piliocolobus
Species	Salvinia natans	Piliocolobus preussi

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Preuss s Red Colobus

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Preuss s Red Colobus
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).

Preuss s Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.