Drooping Tonguefern vs Ornate Shrew

Elaphoglossum herminieri compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drooping Tonguefern	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Elaphoglossum	Sorex
Species	Elaphoglossum herminieri	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drooping Tonguefern	Ornate Shrew
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 Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.