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Rhinoncus pericarpius

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Rhinoncus pericarpius is a species in the family Curculionidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 2.95 mm in length.

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Quick facts about Rhinoncus pericarpius

Weight
Not recorded
Length
2.95 mm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is Rhinoncus pericarpius?

RHINONCUS PERICARPIUS · LENGTH 2.95 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 2.95 mm, the recorded maximum length of the rhinoncus pericarpius is about 0.2% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does Rhinoncus pericarpius live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Rhinoncus pericarpius as introduced in 1 country.

  1. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is Rhinoncus pericarpius endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Rhinoncus pericarpius classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCurculionidae
  6. genusRhinoncus
  7. SpeciesRhinoncus pericarpius (Linnaeus, C., 1758)

Synonyms Campylirhynchus castor, Campylirhynchus interstitialis, Cryptorhis castor, Cryptorhis interstitialis, Cryptorhis pericarpia, Cryptorhis pericarpius, Cryptoris herbstii, Curculio castor, Curculio fruticolosus, Curculio fruticulosus, Curculio interstitialis, Curculio pericarpius, Curculio scabratus, Rhinoncus castor, Rhinoncus pericarpus, Rhynchaenus castor, Rhynchaenus fruticulosus, Rhynchaenus interstitialis, Rhynchaenus pericarpius, Rhynchaenus scabratus, Rhynchaenus seniculus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • ZuringsnuitkeverDutch
  • syrenäsvivelSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Rhinoncus pericarpius

Other species in the same genus Rhinoncus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is Rhinoncus pericarpius?

An adult Rhinoncus pericarpius measures 2.95 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is Rhinoncus pericarpius an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Rhinoncus pericarpius as introduced in 1 country: United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is Rhinoncus pericarpius?

Rhinoncus pericarpius (Rhinoncus pericarpius) belongs to the family Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rhinoncus pericarpius (Rhinoncus pericarpius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rhinoncus-pericarpius

MLA

“Rhinoncus pericarpius (Rhinoncus pericarpius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rhinoncus-pericarpius.

BibTeX
@misc{rhinoncus_pericarpius_2026,
  title = {Rhinoncus pericarpius (Rhinoncus pericarpius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rhinoncus-pericarpius},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}