Alder Spittlebug vs Chicken Grape

Aphrophora alni compared with Vitis vulpina

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Chicken Grape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Chicken Grape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Vitaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Vitis
Species	Aphrophora alni	Vitis vulpina

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Chicken Grape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Chicken Grape
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).

Chicken Grape

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.

Chicken Grape

The Chicken Grape (Vitis vulpina) is a species in the genus Vitis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States