Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Giant Jumping Rat

Adiantum bellum compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Key Differences

• Bermuda Maidenhair Fern is Least Concern while Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Giant Jumping Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pteridaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Adiantum	Hypogeomys
Species	Adiantum bellum	Hypogeomys antimena

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Giant Jumping Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Giant Jumping Rat

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.