Adder'S Tongue vs Chalk Maple

Ophioglossum vulgatum compared with Acer leucoderme

Key Differences

• Adder'S Tongue is Vulnerable while Chalk Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder'S Tongue	Chalk Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Ophioglossum	Acer
Species	Ophioglossum vulgatum	Acer leucoderme

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Adder'S Tongue

VU — Vulnerable

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder'S Tongue	Chalk Maple
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.

Chalk Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Chalk Maple

The Chalk Maple (Acer leucoderme) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.