Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Adiantum bellum compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Pteridaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Adiantum	Perognathus
Species	Adiantum bellum	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

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.