Palmiste Piquant vs Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Acanthophoenix rubra compared with Lasioglossum malachurum

Key Differences

• Palmiste Piquant is Critically Endangered while Sharp-collared Furrow Bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palmiste Piquant	Sharp-collared Furrow 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	Halictidae
Genus	Acanthophoenix	Lasioglossum
Species	Acanthophoenix rubra	Lasioglossum malachurum

Conservation Status

Palmiste Piquant

CR — Critically Endangered

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Palmiste Piquant	Sharp-collared Furrow Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palmiste Piquant

Habitat

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

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Portugal.

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.