Palmiste Piquant vs Large Scabious Mining Bee

Acanthophoenix rubra compared with Andrena hattorfiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palmiste Piquant	Large Scabious Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Arecaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Acanthophoenix	Andrena
Species	Acanthophoenix rubra	Andrena hattorfiana

Conservation Status

Palmiste Piquant

CR — Critically Endangered

Large Scabious Mining Bee

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Palmiste Piquant	Large Scabious Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palmiste Piquant

Habitat

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

Large Scabious Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Palmiste Piquant

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.