Drooping Tonguefern vs Lofty Pericote

Elaphoglossum herminieri compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drooping Tonguefern	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Elaphoglossum	Auliscomys
Species	Elaphoglossum herminieri	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drooping Tonguefern	Lofty Pericote
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.

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.