Bermuda Maidenhair Fern vs Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Adiantum bellum compared with Brachytarsomys villosa

Key Differences

• Bermuda Maidenhair Fern is Least Concern while Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Polypodiopsida (水龍骨綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Polypodiales (水龙骨目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Pteridaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Adiantum	Brachytarsomys
Species	Adiantum bellum	Brachytarsomys villosa

Conservation Status

Bermuda Maidenhair Fern

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda Maidenhair Fern	Hairy-tailed Tree 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.

Hairy-tailed Tree 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.