Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Goebel's False Brook Salamander

Adiantum bellum compared with Pseudoeurycea goebeli

Key Differences

• Bermuda Maidenhair Fern is Least Concern while Goebel's False Brook Salamander is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Goebel's False Brook Salamander
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Caudata (Caudata)
Family	Pteridaceae	Plethodontidae
Genus	Adiantum	Pseudoeurycea
Species	Adiantum bellum	Pseudoeurycea goebeli

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Goebel's False Brook Salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Goebel's False Brook Salamander
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Goebel's False Brook Salamander

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Nearctic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Mexico. Currently classified as Critically 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.