Azolla du Mexique vs Azolla

Azolla mexicana compared with Azolla filiculoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azolla du Mexique	Azolla
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida)
Order same	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family same	Salviniaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus same	Azolla	Azolla
Species	Azolla mexicana	Azolla filiculoides

Evolutionary Relationship

Azolla du Mexique and Azolla share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Azolla.

Conservation Status

Azolla du Mexique

NE — Not Evaluated

Azolla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azolla du Mexique	Azolla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azolla du Mexique

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Colombia).

Azolla

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 9 countries:

🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇸🇪 Sweden