Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Wainscot Smudge

Adiantum bellum compared with Ypsolopha scabrella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Wainscot Smudge
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pteridaceae	Ypsolophidae
Genus	Adiantum	Ypsolopha
Species	Adiantum bellum	Ypsolopha scabrella

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Wainscot Smudge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Wainscot Smudge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Wainscot Smudge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.