Drooping Tonguefern vs Perija Small-eared Shrew

Elaphoglossum herminieri compared with Cryptotis perijensis

Key Differences

• Drooping Tonguefern is Least Concern while Perija Small-eared Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drooping Tonguefern	Perija Small-eared 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	Cryptotis
Species	Elaphoglossum herminieri	Cryptotis perijensis

Conservation Status

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Perija Small-eared Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drooping Tonguefern	Perija Small-eared 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.

Perija Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia