Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Mackay's heath

Adiantum bellum compared with Erica mackayana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Mackay's heath
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Pteridaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Adiantum	Erica
Species	Adiantum bellum	Erica mackayana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern and Mackay's heath share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Mackay's heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Mackay's heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Mackay's heath

Habitat

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

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.