African striped weasel vs Drooping Tonguefern

Poecilogale albinucha compared with Elaphoglossum herminieri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African striped weasel	Drooping Tonguefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Poecilogale	Elaphoglossum
Species	Poecilogale albinucha	Elaphoglossum herminieri

Conservation Status

African striped weasel

LC — Least Concern

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African striped weasel	Drooping Tonguefern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African striped weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Drooping Tonguefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

African striped weasel

The African striped weasel (Poecilogale albinucha) is a species in the genus Poecilogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.