alpine groundsel vs Apple-blossom Weevil

Packera pauciflora compared with Anthonomus pomorum

Key Differences

• alpine groundsel is Not Evaluated while Apple-blossom Weevil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine groundsel	Apple-blossom Weevil
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Curculionidae
Genus	Packera	Anthonomus
Species	Packera pauciflora	Anthonomus pomorum

Conservation Status

alpine groundsel

NE — Not Evaluated

Apple-blossom Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine groundsel	Apple-blossom Weevil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine groundsel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Apple-blossom Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

alpine groundsel

The Alpine groundsel (Packera pauciflora) is a species in the genus Packera. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Apple-blossom Weevil

The Apple-blossom Weevil (Anthonomus pomorum) is a species in the genus Anthonomus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway