Drooping Tonguefern vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Elaphoglossum herminieri compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Drooping Tonguefern is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drooping Tonguefern	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Elaphoglossum	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Elaphoglossum herminieri	Pteropus poliocephalus

Conservation Status

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drooping Tonguefern	Gray-headed Flying Fox
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.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.