Apple-blossom Weevil vs false cleavers

Anthonomus pomorum compared with Galium spurium

Key Differences

• Apple-blossom Weevil is Least Concern while false cleavers is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple-blossom Weevil	false cleavers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Curculionidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Anthonomus	Galium
Species	Anthonomus pomorum	Galium spurium

Conservation Status

Apple-blossom Weevil

LC — Least Concern

false cleavers

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple-blossom Weevil	false cleavers
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.

false cleavers

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden