Drooping Tonguefern vs Ornate Cuscus

Elaphoglossum herminieri compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drooping Tonguefern	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Elaphoglossum	Phalanger
Species	Elaphoglossum herminieri	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drooping Tonguefern	Ornate Cuscus
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.

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.