Apple-blossom Weevil vs Thatching grass

Anthonomus pomorum compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple-blossom Weevil	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Curculionidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anthonomus	Hyparrhenia
Species	Anthonomus pomorum	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Apple-blossom Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple-blossom Weevil	Thatching grass
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.

Thatching grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.