Toothed Tongue-fern vs Veined Tongue-fern

Elaphoglossum dimorphum compared with Elaphoglossum nervosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Toothed Tongue-fern	Veined Tongue-fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Dryopteridaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus same	Elaphoglossum	Elaphoglossum
Species	Elaphoglossum dimorphum	Elaphoglossum nervosum

Evolutionary Relationship

Toothed Tongue-fern and Veined Tongue-fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Elaphoglossum.

Conservation Status

Toothed Tongue-fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Veined Tongue-fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Toothed Tongue-fern	Veined Tongue-fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Toothed Tongue-fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Veined Tongue-fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.