Apple-blossom Weevil vs Small Sandpit Mining Bee

Anthonomus pomorum compared with Andrena argentata

Key Differences

Apple-blossom Weevil is Least Concern while Small Sandpit Mining Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple-blossom Weevil	Small Sandpit Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Curculionidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Anthonomus	Andrena
Species	Anthonomus pomorum	Andrena argentata

Evolutionary Relationship

Apple-blossom Weevil and Small Sandpit Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Apple-blossom Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Small Sandpit Mining Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple-blossom Weevil	Small Sandpit Mining Bee
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.

Small Sandpit Mining Bee

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Ethiopia, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.