Apple-blossom Weevil vs pignut

Anthonomus pomorum compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple-blossom Weevil	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Curculionidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Anthonomus	Mesosphaerum
Species	Anthonomus pomorum	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Apple-blossom Weevil

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple-blossom Weevil	pignut
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.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.