Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Adiantum bellum compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

• Bermuda Maidenhair Fern is Least Concern while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Polypodiopsida (水龍骨綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Polypodiales (水龙骨目)	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)
Family	Pteridaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Adiantum	Andrena
Species	Adiantum bellum	Andrena humilis

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

Habitat

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

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

The Buff-Tailed Mining Bee (Andrena humilis) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.