Drooping Tonguefern vs Mountain Coati

Elaphoglossum herminieri compared with Nasua olivacea

Key Differences

• Drooping Tonguefern is Least Concern while Mountain Coati is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drooping Tonguefern	Mountain Coati
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Elaphoglossum	Nasua
Species	Elaphoglossum herminieri	Nasua olivacea

Conservation Status

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Coati

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drooping Tonguefern	Mountain Coati
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.

Mountain Coati

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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