Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Eastern Mole

Adiantum bellum compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bermuda Maidenhair Fern Eastern Mole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Pteridaceae Talpidae
Genus Adiantum Scalopus
Species Adiantum bellum Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Eastern Mole

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.

Eastern Mole

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia