Five-Finger Fern vs Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum compared with Adiantum capillus-veneris

Key Differences

• Five-Finger Fern is Not Evaluated while Maidenhair Fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-Finger Fern	Maidenhair Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family same	Pteridaceae	Pteridaceae
Genus same	Adiantum	Adiantum
Species	Adiantum pedatum	Adiantum capillus-veneris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Five-Finger Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-Finger Fern	Maidenhair Fern
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.

Maidenhair Fern

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