Alder Spittlebug vs Berry Fern

Aphrophora alni compared with Cystopteris bulbifera

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Berry Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Berry Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Cystopteris
Species	Aphrophora alni	Cystopteris bulbifera

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Berry Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Berry Fern
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).

Berry Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Czech Republic, and United States.

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.

Berry Fern

The Berry Fern (Cystopteris bulbifera) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States