Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Adiantum bellum compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Bermuda Maidenhair Fern is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Pteridaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Adiantum	Nephelomys
Species	Adiantum bellum	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.