Alder Spittlebug vs Distinguished Jumper

Aphrophora alni compared with Attulus distinguendus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Distinguished Jumper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Salticidae
Genus	Aphrophora	Attulus
Species	Aphrophora alni	Attulus distinguendus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Distinguished Jumper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Distinguished Jumper
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).

Distinguished Jumper

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden