Drooping Tonguefern vs Toothed Tongue-fern

Elaphoglossum herminieri compared with Elaphoglossum dimorphum

Key Differences

• Drooping Tonguefern is Least Concern while Toothed Tongue-fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drooping Tonguefern	Toothed Tongue-fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Dryopteridaceae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus same	Elaphoglossum	Elaphoglossum
Species	Elaphoglossum herminieri	Elaphoglossum dimorphum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Drooping Tonguefern

LC — Least Concern

Toothed Tongue-fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drooping Tonguefern	Toothed Tongue-fern
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.

Toothed Tongue-fern

Habitat

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