Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs False Slender-footed Robberfly

Adiantum bellum compared with Leptarthrus vitripennis

Key Differences

• Bermuda Maidenhair Fern is Least Concern while False Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	False Slender-footed Robberfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Pteridaceae	Asilidae
Genus	Adiantum	Leptarthrus
Species	Adiantum bellum	Leptarthrus vitripennis

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	False Slender-footed Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

False Slender-footed Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.