barbel palm vs Ferny Azolla

Acanthophoenix rubra compared with Azolla pinnata

Key Differences

• barbel palm is Critically Endangered while Ferny Azolla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	barbel palm	Ferny Azolla
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Arecaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Acanthophoenix	Azolla
Species	Acanthophoenix rubra	Azolla pinnata

Evolutionary Relationship

barbel palm and Ferny Azolla share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

barbel palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	barbel palm	Ferny Azolla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

barbel palm

Habitat

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

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

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.