Drooping Tonguefern vs Red-billed Duck

Elaphoglossum herminieri compared with Anas erythrorhyncha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drooping Tonguefern	Red-billed Duck
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Elaphoglossum	Anas
Species	Elaphoglossum herminieri	Anas erythrorhyncha

Conservation Status

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drooping Tonguefern	Red-billed Duck
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.

Red-billed Duck

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Ecuador).

Red-billed Duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.