Apple-blossom Weevil vs Elephant Palm

Anthonomus pomorum compared with Borassus aethiopum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple-blossom Weevil	Elephant Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Curculionidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Anthonomus	Borassus
Species	Anthonomus pomorum	Borassus aethiopum

Conservation Status

Apple-blossom Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple-blossom Weevil	Elephant Palm
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.

Elephant Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea and Yemen.

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.