Cuvier s Spiny-rat vs Drooping Tonguefern

Proechimys cuvieri compared with Elaphoglossum herminieri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuvier s Spiny-rat	Drooping Tonguefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Elaphoglossum
Species	Proechimys cuvieri	Elaphoglossum herminieri

Conservation Status

Cuvier s Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuvier s Spiny-rat	Drooping Tonguefern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuvier s Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Venezuela.

Drooping Tonguefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.