Alder Spittlebug vs giant timber bamboo

Aphrophora alni compared with Bambusa oldhamii

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while giant timber bamboo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	giant timber bamboo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aphrophora	Bambusa (Bamboo)
Species	Aphrophora alni	Bambusa oldhamii

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

giant timber bamboo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	giant timber bamboo
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).

giant timber bamboo

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Togo), Asia (Taiwan), North America (Mexico), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.