Gemeine Schwimmfarn vs Floating Fern

Salvinia natans compared with Salvinia nymphellula

Key Differences

• Gemeine Schwimmfarn is Not Evaluated while Floating Fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Schwimmfarn	Floating Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order same	Salviniales (Schwimmfarnartige)	Salviniales (Schwimmfarnartige)
Family same	Salviniaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus same	Salvinia	Salvinia
Species	Salvinia natans	Salvinia nymphellula

Evolutionary Relationship

Gemeine Schwimmfarn and Floating Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Salvinia.

Conservation Status

Gemeine Schwimmfarn

NE — Not Evaluated

Floating Fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Schwimmfarn	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gemeine Schwimmfarn

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).

Floating Fern

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi.