barbel palm vs Round-spotted Major

Acanthophoenix rubra compared with Oxycera dives

Key Differences

• barbel palm is Critically Endangered while Round-spotted Major is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	barbel palm	Round-spotted Major
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Arecaceae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Acanthophoenix	Oxycera
Species	Acanthophoenix rubra	Oxycera dives

Conservation Status

barbel palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Round-spotted Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	barbel palm	Round-spotted Major
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

barbel palm

Habitat

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

Round-spotted Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.