Calamus vs Silver-Green Leaf Weevil

Acorus calamus compared with Phyllobius argentatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Silver-Green Leaf Weevil
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Acoraceae	Curculionidae
Genus	Acorus	Phyllobius
Species	Acorus calamus	Phyllobius argentatus

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Silver-Green Leaf Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Silver-Green Leaf Weevil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Calamus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Silver-Green Leaf Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Kazakhstan) and Europe (32 countries).

Calamus

The Calamus (Acorus calamus) is a species in the genus Acorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.