Alder Spittlebug vs Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Aphrophora alni compared with Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Arrowleaf elephant's ear is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Arrowleaf elephant's ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Araceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Xanthosoma
Species	Aphrophora alni	Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Arrowleaf elephant's ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Spittlebug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Colombia).

Alder Spittlebug

The Alder Spittlebug (Aphrophora alni) is a species in the genus Aphrophora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

The Arrowleaf elephant's ear, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, is a species. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States