Gemeine Schwimmfarn vs giant salvinia

Salvinia natans compared with Salvinia biloba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Schwimmfarn	giant salvinia
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 biloba

Evolutionary Relationship

Gemeine Schwimmfarn and giant salvinia share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Salvinia.

Conservation Status

Gemeine Schwimmfarn

NE — Not Evaluated

giant salvinia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Schwimmfarn	giant salvinia
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 salvinia

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Brazil.