Acorn Weevil vs American Buckeye

Curculio glandium compared with Aesculus glabra

Key Differences

• Acorn Weevil is Not Evaluated while American Buckeye is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Acorn Weevil	American Buckeye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Curculionidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Curculio	Aesculus
Species	Curculio glandium	Aesculus glabra

Conservation Status

Acorn Weevil

NE — Not Evaluated

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Acorn Weevil	American Buckeye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Acorn Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

American Buckeye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.

Acorn Weevil

The Acorn Weevil (Curculio glandium) is a species in the genus Curculio. This species inhabits Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats, found across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

American Buckeye

The American Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a species in the genus Aesculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.