Adder'S Tongue vs Allen s Swamp Monkey

Ophioglossum vulgatum compared with Allenopithecus nigroviridis

Key Differences

• Adder'S Tongue is Vulnerable while Allen s Swamp Monkey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder'S Tongue	Allen s Swamp Monkey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Ophioglossum	Allenopithecus
Species	Ophioglossum vulgatum	Allenopithecus nigroviridis

Conservation Status

Adder'S Tongue

VU — Vulnerable

Allen s Swamp Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder'S Tongue	Allen s Swamp Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adder'S Tongue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Allen s Swamp Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Adder'S Tongue

The Adder'S Tongue (Ophioglossum vulgatum) is a species in the genus Ophioglossum. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies, found across Belgium, Colombia, Denmark, Norway, and Portugal.

Allen s Swamp Monkey

The Allen s Swamp Monkey (Allenopithecus nigroviridis) is a species in the genus Allenopithecus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.