Apple-blossom Weevil vs Changing Forget-Me-Not

Anthonomus pomorum compared with Myosotis discolor

Key Differences

Apple-blossom Weevil is Least Concern while Changing Forget-Me-Not is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple-blossom Weevil	Changing Forget-Me-Not
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Curculionidae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Anthonomus	Myosotis
Species	Anthonomus pomorum	Myosotis discolor

Conservation Status

Apple-blossom Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Changing Forget-Me-Not

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple-blossom Weevil	Changing Forget-Me-Not
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.

Changing Forget-Me-Not

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Changing Forget-Me-Not

The Changing Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis discolor) is a species in the genus Myosotis. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane