aquatic rat vs Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Anotomys leander compared with Adiantum bellum

Key Differences

• aquatic rat is Endangered while Bermuda Maidenhair Fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	aquatic rat	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Polypodiopsida (Lớp Dương xỉ)
Order	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Polypodiales (Bộ Dương xỉ)
Family	Cricetidae	Pteridaceae
Genus	Anotomys	Adiantum
Species	Anotomys leander	Adiantum bellum

Conservation Status

aquatic rat

EN — Endangered

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	aquatic rat	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

aquatic rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

aquatic rat

The Aquatic rat (Anotomys leander) is a species in the genus Anotomys. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

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.