Drooping Tonguefern vs Giant Mole Shrew

Elaphoglossum herminieri compared with Blarina brevicauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drooping Tonguefern	Giant Mole Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Elaphoglossum	Blarina
Species	Elaphoglossum herminieri	Blarina brevicauda

Conservation Status

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drooping Tonguefern	Giant Mole Shrew
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.

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.