barbel palm vs Tormentil Mining Bee

Acanthophoenix rubra compared with Andrena tarsata

Key Differences

• barbel palm is Critically Endangered while Tormentil Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	barbel palm	Tormentil 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 tarsata

Conservation Status

barbel palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Tormentil Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	barbel palm	Tormentil Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

barbel palm

Habitat

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

Tormentil Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.