Adder'S Tongue vs Autumn Snowflake

Ophioglossum vulgatum compared with Acis autumnalis

Key Differences

Adder'S Tongue is Vulnerable while Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder'S Tongue	Autumn Snowflake
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Ophioglossum	Acis
Species	Ophioglossum vulgatum	Acis autumnalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Adder'S Tongue and Autumn Snowflake share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

View Kingdom: Plantae

Conservation Status

Adder'S Tongue

VU — Vulnerable

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder'S Tongue	Autumn Snowflake
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.

Autumn Snowflake

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Autumn Snowflake

The Autumn Snowflake (Acis autumnalis) is a species in the genus Acis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.