Drooping Tonguefern vs Mérida Brocket

Elaphoglossum herminieri compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Drooping Tonguefern is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drooping Tonguefern	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Elaphoglossum	Mazama
Species	Elaphoglossum herminieri	Mazama bricenii

Conservation Status

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drooping Tonguefern	Mérida Brocket
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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.