Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs

Adiantum bellum compared with Frustulia rhomboides

Key Differences

• Bermuda Maidenhair Fern is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Naviculales (Naviculales)
Family	Pteridaceae	Amphipleuraceae
Genus	Adiantum	Frustulia
Species	Adiantum bellum	Frustulia rhomboides

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Frustulia rhomboides is a large, elongated freshwater diatom with a rhomboid outline and a distinctive raphe system embedded in siliceous ribs. It inhabits benthic and epiphytic habitats in acidic, humic freshwater environments including peat bogs and forest streams. This photosynthetic diatom is a bioindicator of acidic, dystrophic freshwater conditions.