Alder Spittlebug vs intermediate oak fern

Aphrophora alni compared with Gymnocarpium intermedium

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while intermediate oak fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	intermediate oak fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Gymnocarpium
Species	Aphrophora alni	Gymnocarpium intermedium

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

intermediate oak fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	intermediate oak fern
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).

intermediate oak fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway