floating fern vs water fern

Ceratopteris pteridoides compared with Ceratopteris thalictroides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating fern	water fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)
Order same	Polypodiales (ウラボシ目)	Polypodiales (ウラボシ目)
Family same	Pteridaceae	Pteridaceae
Genus same	Ceratopteris	Ceratopteris
Species	Ceratopteris pteridoides	Ceratopteris thalictroides

Evolutionary Relationship

floating fern and water fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ceratopteris.

Conservation Status

floating fern

NE — Not Evaluated

water fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating fern	water fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

floating fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Taiwan.

water fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), Europe (Austria, Romania), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇹🇼 Taiwan