Apple-blossom Weevil vs drooping bottlebrush

Anthonomus pomorum compared with Callistemon viminalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple-blossom Weevil	drooping bottlebrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Curculionidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Anthonomus	Callistemon
Species	Anthonomus pomorum	Callistemon viminalis

Conservation Status

Apple-blossom Weevil

LC — Least Concern

drooping bottlebrush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple-blossom Weevil	drooping bottlebrush
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.

drooping bottlebrush

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (Afghanistan, India, Turkey), Europe (Portugal), 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.