American Pumpkin vs Apple-blossom Weevil

Cucurbita pepo compared with Anthonomus pomorum

Key Differences

• American Pumpkin is Not Evaluated while Apple-blossom Weevil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Pumpkin	Apple-blossom Weevil
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Curculionidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Anthonomus
Species	Cucurbita pepo	Anthonomus pomorum

Conservation Status

American Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Apple-blossom Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Pumpkin	Apple-blossom Weevil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Pumpkin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Apple-blossom Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

American Pumpkin

The American Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) is a species in the genus Cucurbita. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden