Five-Finger Fern vs Venushaarfarn, Frauenhaarfarn

Adiantum pedatum compared with Adiantum capillus-veneris

Key Differences

• Five-Finger Fern is Not Evaluated while Venushaarfarn, Frauenhaarfarn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-Finger Fern	Venushaarfarn, Frauenhaarfarn
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order same	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)
Family same	Pteridaceae	Pteridaceae
Genus same	Adiantum	Adiantum
Species	Adiantum pedatum	Adiantum capillus-veneris

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-Finger Fern and Venushaarfarn, Frauenhaarfarn share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Adiantum.

Conservation Status

Five-Finger Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Venushaarfarn, Frauenhaarfarn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-Finger Fern	Venushaarfarn, Frauenhaarfarn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-Finger Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

Venushaarfarn, Frauenhaarfarn

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada