Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Black flying fox

Adiantum bellum compared with Pteropus alecto

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bermuda Maidenhair Fern Black 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 alecto

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Black flying fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bermuda Maidenhair Fern Black flying fox
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Black 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 flying fox

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

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