Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Redclaw

Adiantum bellum compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Redclaw
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Pteridaceae	Parastacidae
Genus	Adiantum	Cherax
Species	Adiantum bellum	Cherax quadricarinatus

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Redclaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.