Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Mountain Sandwort

Adiantum bellum compared with Arenaria montana

Key Differences

• Bermuda Maidenhair Fern is Least Concern while Mountain Sandwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Mountain Sandwort
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Pteridaceae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Adiantum	Arenaria
Species	Adiantum bellum	Arenaria montana

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Sandwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Mountain Sandwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Mountain Sandwort

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.