Gemeine Schwimmfarn vs Giant Jumping Rat

Salvinia natans compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Key Differences

• Gemeine Schwimmfarn is Not Evaluated while Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Schwimmfarn	Giant Jumping Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Salviniales (Schwimmfarnartige)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Salviniaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Salvinia	Hypogeomys
Species	Salvinia natans	Hypogeomys antimena

Conservation Status

Gemeine Schwimmfarn

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Schwimmfarn	Giant Jumping Rat
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).

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.