Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Black-eared flying fox

Adiantum bellum compared with Pteropus melanotus

Key Differences

• Bermuda Maidenhair Fern is Least Concern while Black-eared flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Black-eared flying fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteridaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Adiantum	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Adiantum bellum	Pteropus melanotus

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Black-eared flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Black-eared flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Black-eared flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Black-eared flying fox

The Black-eared flying fox (Pteropus melanotus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.