barbel palm vs Small Gorse Mining Bee

Acanthophoenix rubra compared with Andrena ovatula

Key Differences

• barbel palm is Critically Endangered while Small Gorse Mining Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	barbel palm	Small Gorse Mining 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	Andrenidae
Genus	Acanthophoenix	Andrena
Species	Acanthophoenix rubra	Andrena ovatula

Conservation Status

barbel palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Small Gorse Mining Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	barbel palm	Small Gorse Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

barbel palm

Habitat

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

Small Gorse Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.