Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs North American least shrew

Adiantum bellum compared with Cryptotis parva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bermuda Maidenhair Fern North American least shrew
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Pteridaceae Soricidae
Genus Adiantum Cryptotis
Species Adiantum bellum Cryptotis parva

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bermuda Maidenhair Fern North American least shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

North American least shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

North American least shrew

No description available.

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