vs Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Adiantum bellum

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Bermuda Maidenhair Fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Bermuda Maidenhair Fern
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Tracheophyta
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Baeomycetaceae	Pteridaceae
Genus	Baeomyces	Adiantum
Species	Baeomyces placophyllus	Adiantum bellum

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Bermuda Maidenhair Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Baeomyces placophyllus is a crustose lichen with a thick, squamulose thallus bearing distinctive, unbranched podetia topped with pale, flesh-colored apothecia. It inhabits bare, acidic mineral soils in open heathland, moorland, and alpine environments in temperate and boreal Europe. This lichen is considered endangered due to habitat loss from soil stabilization and grassland improvement.

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

The Bermuda Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum bellum) is a species in the genus Adiantum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.