barbel palm vs Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

Acanthophoenix rubra compared with Pollenia angustigena

Key Differences

• barbel palm is Critically Endangered while Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	barbel palm	Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Arecaceae	Polleniidae
Genus	Acanthophoenix	Pollenia
Species	Acanthophoenix rubra	Pollenia angustigena

Conservation Status

barbel palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	barbel palm	Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

barbel palm

Habitat

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

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.