Adder'S Tongue vs Formosan rock macaque

Ophioglossum vulgatum compared with Macaca cyclopis

Key Differences

• Adder'S Tongue is Vulnerable while Formosan rock macaque is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder'S Tongue	Formosan rock macaque
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	Macaca
Species	Ophioglossum vulgatum	Macaca cyclopis

Conservation Status

Adder'S Tongue

VU — Vulnerable

Formosan rock macaque

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder'S Tongue	Formosan rock macaque
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.

Formosan rock macaque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Taiwan.

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.