barbel palm vs Yellow Shadow Ant

Acanthophoenix rubra compared with Lasius umbratus

Key Differences

• barbel palm is Critically Endangered while Yellow Shadow Ant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	barbel palm	Yellow Shadow Ant
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	Formicidae
Genus	Acanthophoenix	Lasius
Species	Acanthophoenix rubra	Lasius umbratus

Conservation Status

barbel palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow Shadow Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	barbel palm	Yellow Shadow Ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

barbel palm

Habitat

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

Yellow Shadow Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.