Floating Fern vs Yellow-billed Cacique

Salvinia natans compared with Amblycercus holosericeus

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Yellow-billed Cacique is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Yellow-billed Cacique
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Salviniaceae	Icteridae
Genus	Salvinia	Amblycercus
Species	Salvinia natans	Amblycercus holosericeus

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Yellow-billed Cacique

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Yellow-billed Cacique
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).

Yellow-billed Cacique

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Yellow-billed Cacique

Yellow-billed Cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway