barbel palm vs dooryard sowbug

Acanthophoenix rubra compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• barbel palm is Critically Endangered while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	barbel palm	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Arecaceae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Acanthophoenix	Porcellio
Species	Acanthophoenix rubra	Porcellio laevis

Conservation Status

barbel palm

CR — Critically Endangered

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	barbel palm	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

barbel palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

barbel palm

The Barbel palm (Acanthophoenix rubra) is a species in the genus Acanthophoenix. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.