Asian Ambrosia Beetle vs Lesser Shot Hole Borer

Xyleborinus attenuatus compared with Xyleborinus saxeseni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Ambrosia Beetle	Lesser Shot Hole Borer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Coleoptera (besouro)	Coleoptera (besouro)
Family same	Curculionidae	Curculionidae
Genus same	Xyleborinus	Xyleborinus
Species	Xyleborinus attenuatus	Xyleborinus saxeseni

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian Ambrosia Beetle and Lesser Shot Hole Borer share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Xyleborinus.

Conservation Status

Asian Ambrosia Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Shot Hole Borer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Ambrosia Beetle	Lesser Shot Hole Borer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Ambrosia Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (17 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Lesser Shot Hole Borer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Asian Ambrosia Beetle

Asian ambrosia beetle (Xyleborinus attenuatus) is a species in the genus Xyleborinus. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States