barbel palm vs Impunctate Cellophane Bee

Acanthophoenix rubra compared with Colletes impunctatus

Key Differences

• barbel palm is Critically Endangered while Impunctate Cellophane Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	barbel palm	Impunctate Cellophane Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Arecaceae	Colletidae
Genus	Acanthophoenix	Colletes
Species	Acanthophoenix rubra	Colletes impunctatus

Conservation Status

barbel palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Impunctate Cellophane Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	barbel palm	Impunctate Cellophane Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

barbel palm

Habitat

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

Impunctate Cellophane Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.