Adder'S Tongue vs Lofty Pericote

Ophioglossum vulgatum compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Key Differences

• Adder'S Tongue is Vulnerable while Lofty Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder'S Tongue	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ophioglossum	Auliscomys
Species	Ophioglossum vulgatum	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Adder'S Tongue

VU — Vulnerable

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder'S Tongue	Lofty Pericote
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.

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.