Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Indian-laurel

Adiantum bellum compared with Litsea glutinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Indian-laurel
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Pteridaceae	Lauraceae
Genus	Adiantum	Litsea
Species	Adiantum bellum	Litsea glutinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern and Indian-laurel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Indian-laurel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Indian-laurel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Indian-laurel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles, South Africa, and Taiwan.

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.