Horned adder vs Puff adder
The puff adder is longer-lived: 15.8 years against 5.3 years for the horned adder, about 3.0 times the lifespan.
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What is the difference between a horned adder and a puff adder?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The puff adder is longer-lived: 15.8 years against 5.3 years for the horned adder, about 3.0 times the lifespan.
- Both belong to the genus Bitis, so they are close relatives.
Side by side
| Horned adder | Puff adder | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Bitis caudalis | Bitis arietans |
| Family | Viperidae | Viperidae |
| Order | Squamata | Squamata |
| Weight | Not recorded | 2.38 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | 1.04 m |
| Lifespan | 5.3 years | 15.8 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | desert, shrubland | grassland, shrubland |
| Conservation status | Not recorded | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
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