Drooping Tonguefern vs Gray-shanked Douc Langur

Elaphoglossum herminieri compared with Pygathrix cinerea

Key Differences

• Drooping Tonguefern is Least Concern while Gray-shanked Douc Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drooping Tonguefern	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Elaphoglossum	Pygathrix
Species	Elaphoglossum herminieri	Pygathrix cinerea

Conservation Status

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Gray-shanked Douc Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drooping Tonguefern	Gray-shanked Douc Langur
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-shanked Douc Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.