Gemeine Schwimmfarn vs Kosrae Flying Fox

Salvinia natans compared with Pteropus ualanus

Key Differences

• Gemeine Schwimmfarn is Not Evaluated while Kosrae Flying Fox is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Schwimmfarn	Kosrae Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Salviniales (Schwimmfarnartige)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Salviniaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Salvinia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Salvinia natans	Pteropus ualanus

Conservation Status

Gemeine Schwimmfarn

NE — Not Evaluated

Kosrae Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Schwimmfarn	Kosrae Flying Fox
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).

Kosrae Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.