Drooping Tonguefern vs Guyenne Spiny-rat

Elaphoglossum herminieri compared with Proechimys guyannensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drooping Tonguefern	Guyenne Spiny-rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Elaphoglossum	Proechimys
Species	Elaphoglossum herminieri	Proechimys guyannensis

Conservation Status

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Guyenne Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drooping Tonguefern	Guyenne Spiny-rat
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.

Guyenne Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.