Drooping Tonguefern vs Meller’s Mongoose

Elaphoglossum herminieri compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drooping Tonguefern	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Elaphoglossum	Rhynchogale
Species	Elaphoglossum herminieri	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drooping Tonguefern	Meller’s Mongoose
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.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.