Drooping Tonguefern vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Elaphoglossum herminieri compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Drooping Tonguefern is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drooping Tonguefern	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Elaphoglossum	Amblysomus
Species	Elaphoglossum herminieri	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drooping Tonguefern	Marley’s Golden Mole
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.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.