barbel palm vs Narrow swordfern

Acanthophoenix rubra compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• barbel palm is Critically Endangered while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	barbel palm	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Arecaceae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Acanthophoenix	Nephrolepis
Species	Acanthophoenix rubra	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

barbel palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	barbel palm	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

barbel palm

Habitat

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

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.