Apple-blossom Weevil vs Sour Prickle

Anthonomus pomorum compared with Opuntia dillenii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple-blossom Weevil	Sour Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Curculionidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Anthonomus	Opuntia
Species	Anthonomus pomorum	Opuntia dillenii

Conservation Status

Apple-blossom Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Sour Prickle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple-blossom Weevil	Sour Prickle
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.

Sour Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.