Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Oriental Plane-tree

Adiantum bellum compared with Platanus orientalis

Key Differences

• Bermuda Maidenhair Fern is Least Concern while Oriental Plane-tree is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Oriental Plane-tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Pteridaceae	Platanaceae
Genus	Adiantum	Platanus
Species	Adiantum bellum	Platanus orientalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern and Oriental Plane-tree share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Oriental Plane-tree

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Oriental Plane-tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Oriental Plane-tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (India), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.