barbel palm vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Acanthophoenix rubra compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• barbel palm is Critically Endangered while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	barbel palm	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Arecaceae	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Acanthophoenix	Dicksonia
Species	Acanthophoenix rubra	Dicksonia utteridgei

Evolutionary Relationship

barbel palm and Utteridge's rough tree fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

barbel palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	barbel palm	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

barbel palm

Habitat

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

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

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

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.