Zypern-Stachelmaus vs Ferny Azolla

Acomys nesiotes compared with Azolla pinnata

Key Differences

• Zypern-Stachelmaus is Data Deficient while Ferny Azolla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Zypern-Stachelmaus	Ferny Azolla
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Salviniales (Schwimmfarnartige)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Acomys	Azolla
Species	Acomys nesiotes	Azolla pinnata

Conservation Status

Zypern-Stachelmaus

DD — Data Deficient

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Zypern-Stachelmaus	Ferny Azolla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Zypern-Stachelmaus

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cyprus.

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).