Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Gorgeted Puffleg

Adiantum bellum compared with Eriocnemis isabellae

Key Differences

• Bermuda Maidenhair Fern is Least Concern while Gorgeted Puffleg is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Gorgeted Puffleg
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Pteridaceae	Trochilidae
Genus	Adiantum	Eriocnemis
Species	Adiantum bellum	Eriocnemis isabellae

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Gorgeted Puffleg

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Gorgeted Puffleg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway. 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.