Floating Fern vs Pygmy three-toed sloth

Salvinia natans compared with Bradypus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Pygmy three-toed sloth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Pygmy three-toed sloth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Salviniaceae	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Salvinia	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Salvinia natans	Bradypus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Pygmy three-toed sloth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Pygmy three-toed sloth
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).

Pygmy three-toed sloth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.