Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Raphia Palm

Adiantum bellum compared with Raphia textilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Raphia Palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Pteridaceae	Arecaceae
Genus	Adiantum	Raphia
Species	Adiantum bellum	Raphia textilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern and Raphia Palm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Raphia Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Raphia Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Raphia Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.