Apple-blossom Weevil vs long yam

Anthonomus pomorum compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple-blossom Weevil	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Curculionidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Anthonomus	Dioscorea
Species	Anthonomus pomorum	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Apple-blossom Weevil

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple-blossom Weevil	long yam
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.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.