Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs False Water Rat

Adiantum bellum compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Bermuda Maidenhair Fern is Least Concern while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Pteridaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Adiantum	Xeromys
Species	Adiantum bellum	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	False Water 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.

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.