giant salvinia vs Lästiger Schwimmfarn

Salvinia biloba compared with Salvinia molesta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	giant salvinia	Lästiger Schwimmfarn
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 biloba	Salvinia molesta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

giant salvinia

NE — Not Evaluated

Lästiger Schwimmfarn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	giant salvinia	Lästiger Schwimmfarn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

giant salvinia

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

Lästiger Schwimmfarn

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (23 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil