Adder'S Tongue vs Black Laceweaver

Ophioglossum vulgatum compared with Amaurobius ferox

Key Differences

• Adder'S Tongue is Vulnerable while Black Laceweaver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder'S Tongue	Black Laceweaver
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Amaurobiidae
Genus	Ophioglossum	Amaurobius
Species	Ophioglossum vulgatum	Amaurobius ferox

Conservation Status

Adder'S Tongue

VU — Vulnerable

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder'S Tongue	Black Laceweaver
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.

Black Laceweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Black Laceweaver

The Black Laceweaver (Amaurobius ferox) is a species in the genus Amaurobius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States