Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Comet Darner

Adiantum bellum compared with Anax longipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Comet Darner
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Polypodiales (ウラボシ目)	Odonata (蜻蛉目)
Family	Pteridaceae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Adiantum	Anax
Species	Adiantum bellum	Anax longipes

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Comet Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Comet Darner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Comet Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Comet Darner

<em>Anax longipes</em>, the comet darner, is a large dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae, assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is endemic to the United States, where it inhabits lakes, ponds, and slow-moving rivers with clear water and abundant emergent vegetation. The comet darner is one of the largest North American dragonflies and is distinguished by its brilliant coloration, including a green thorax and a red-spotted abdomen in mature males. The species name longipes refers to its notably long legs. Adults are powerful aerial predators, feeding on a variety of flying insects captured in flight. Larvae are aquatic and predatory, developing in the benthic zone of freshwater habitats where they feed on invertebrates and small vertebrates. The comet darner undertakes seasonal dispersal movements and is most commonly observed near its breeding water bodies during the warmer months.