Apple-blossom Weevil vs Prickly Heath

Anthonomus pomorum compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

Apple-blossom Weevil is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple-blossom Weevil	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Curculionidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Anthonomus	Gaultheria
Species	Anthonomus pomorum	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Apple-blossom Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple-blossom Weevil	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.