Alder Spittlebug vs Great Snipe

Aphrophora alni compared with Gallinago media

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Great Snipe is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Great Snipe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Aphrophora	Gallinago
Species	Aphrophora alni	Gallinago media

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder Spittlebug and Great Snipe share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Great Snipe

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Great Snipe
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).

Great Snipe

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Great Snipe

Great Snipe (Gallinago media) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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