Apple-blossom Weevil vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Anthonomus pomorum compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Apple-blossom Weevil is Least Concern while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple-blossom Weevil	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Curculionidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Anthonomus	Colchicum
Species	Anthonomus pomorum	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Apple-blossom Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple-blossom Weevil	Thin-flowered Colchicum
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.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

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

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.