Apple-blossom Weevil vs Floating Fern

Anthonomus pomorum compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

Apple-blossom Weevil is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple-blossom Weevil	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Curculionidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Anthonomus	Salvinia
Species	Anthonomus pomorum	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Apple-blossom Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple-blossom Weevil	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), 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.