Adder'S Tongue vs Indian Hare

Ophioglossum vulgatum compared with Lepus nigricollis

Key Differences

• Adder'S Tongue is Vulnerable while Indian Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder'S Tongue	Indian Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Ophioglossum	Lepus
Species	Ophioglossum vulgatum	Lepus nigricollis

Conservation Status

Adder'S Tongue

VU — Vulnerable

Indian Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder'S Tongue	Indian Hare
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.

Indian Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius and Seychelles.

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.