Apple-blossom Weevil vs Ceylon-olive

Anthonomus pomorum compared with Elaeocarpus serratus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple-blossom Weevil	Ceylon-olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Curculionidae	Elaeocarpaceae
Genus	Anthonomus	Elaeocarpus
Species	Anthonomus pomorum	Elaeocarpus serratus

Conservation Status

Apple-blossom Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple-blossom Weevil	Ceylon-olive
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.

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

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.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.