Floating Fern vs Ornate Cuscus

Salvinia natans compared with Phalanger ornatus

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Not Evaluated while Ornate Cuscus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Salviniales (Paku air)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Salviniaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Salvinia	Phalanger
Species	Salvinia natans	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Ornate Cuscus
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).

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.