Apple-blossom Weevil vs arrowroot

Anthonomus pomorum compared with Thalia geniculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Apple-blossom Weevil arrowroot
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Thaliacea (Thaliacea)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Salpida (Salpida)
Family Curculionidae Salpidae
Genus Anthonomus Thalia
Species Anthonomus pomorum Thalia geniculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Apple-blossom Weevil and arrowroot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Apple-blossom Weevil

LC — Least Concern

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Apple-blossom Weevil arrowroot
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple-blossom Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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