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Xyleborus volvulus

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Xyleborus volvulus is a species in the family Curculionidae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about Xyleborus volvulus

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

Where does Xyleborus volvulus live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Xyleborus volvulus as introduced in 13 countries.

  1. Brazil
  2. Cameroon
  3. Congo - Brazzaville
  4. Congo - Kinshasa
  5. Costa Rica
  6. Côte d’Ivoire
  7. Ethiopia
  8. Gabon
  9. Ghana
  10. Guinea
  11. Nigeria
  12. Somalia
  13. Sudan

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 Xyleborus volvulus 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 Xyleborus volvulus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCurculionidae
  6. genusXyleborus
  7. SpeciesXyleborus volvulus (Fabricius, J.C., 1794)

Synonyms Bostrichus volvulus, Hylesinus volvulus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Escarabajo de cortezaSpanish
  • ユズリハノキクイムシJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Xyleborus volvulus

Other species in the same genus Xyleborus.

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Common questions

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Is Xyleborus volvulus an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Xyleborus volvulus as introduced in 13 countries, including Brazil, Cameroon, Congo - Brazzaville, Congo - Kinshasa and Costa Rica, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is Xyleborus volvulus?

Xyleborus volvulus (Xyleborus volvulus) 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). Xyleborus volvulus (Xyleborus volvulus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/xyleborus-volvulus

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“Xyleborus volvulus (Xyleborus volvulus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/xyleborus-volvulus.

BibTeX
@misc{xyleborus_volvulus_2026,
  title = {Xyleborus volvulus (Xyleborus volvulus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/xyleborus-volvulus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}