Drooping Tonguefern vs Fat-tailed Jird

Elaphoglossum herminieri compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drooping Tonguefern	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Elaphoglossum	Pachyuromys
Species	Elaphoglossum herminieri	Pachyuromys duprasi

Conservation Status

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drooping Tonguefern	Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Drooping Tonguefern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.