Granary weevil vs Palm weevil

Sitophilus granarius compared with Sitophilus zeamais

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Granary weevil	Palm weevil
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	Dryophthoridae	Dryophthoridae
Genus same	Sitophilus	Sitophilus
Species	Sitophilus granarius	Sitophilus zeamais

Evolutionary Relationship

Granary weevil and Palm weevil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sitophilus.

Conservation Status

Granary weevil

NE — Not Evaluated

Palm weevil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Granary weevil	Palm weevil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Granary weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

Palm weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 12 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇪 Venezuela