Floating Fern vs Gato Bengalí

Salvinia natans compared with Prionailurus bengalensis

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Gato Bengalí is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Gato Bengalí
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Salviniaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Salvinia	Prionailurus
Species	Salvinia natans	Prionailurus bengalensis

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Gato Bengalí

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Gato Bengalí
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Fern

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).

Gato Bengalí

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Philippines and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan