Alder Spittlebug vs Deceitful Crayfish

Aphrophora alni compared with Procambarus fallax

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Deceitful Crayfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Deceitful Crayfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Cambaridae
Genus	Aphrophora	Procambarus
Species	Aphrophora alni	Procambarus fallax

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder Spittlebug and Deceitful Crayfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Deceitful Crayfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Deceitful Crayfish
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).

Deceitful Crayfish

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Distributed across Estonia, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden