Adder'S Tongue vs Northern Adder'S-Tongue

Ophioglossum vulgatum compared with Ophioglossum pusillum

Key Differences

• Adder'S Tongue is Vulnerable while Northern Adder'S-Tongue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder'S Tongue	Northern Adder'S-Tongue
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family same	Ophioglossaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus same	Ophioglossum	Ophioglossum
Species	Ophioglossum vulgatum	Ophioglossum pusillum

Evolutionary Relationship

Adder'S Tongue and Northern Adder'S-Tongue share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ophioglossum.

Conservation Status

Adder'S Tongue

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Adder'S-Tongue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder'S Tongue	Northern Adder'S-Tongue
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.

Northern Adder'S-Tongue

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States