Apple-blossom Weevil vs Bladdernut

Anthonomus pomorum compared with Staphylea pinnata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple-blossom Weevil	Bladdernut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Crossosomatales (Crossosomatales)
Family	Curculionidae	Staphyleaceae
Genus	Anthonomus	Staphylea
Species	Anthonomus pomorum	Staphylea pinnata

Conservation Status

Apple-blossom Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Bladdernut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple-blossom Weevil	Bladdernut
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.

Bladdernut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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.

Bladdernut

The Bladdernut (Staphylea pinnata) is a species in the genus Staphylea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden