Drooping Tonguefern vs Gambian Sun Squirrel

Elaphoglossum herminieri compared with Heliosciurus gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drooping Tonguefern	Gambian Sun Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Elaphoglossum	Heliosciurus
Species	Elaphoglossum herminieri	Heliosciurus gambianus

Conservation Status

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Gambian Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drooping Tonguefern	Gambian Sun Squirrel
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.

Gambian Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.