Alder Spittlebug vs Lovely Abalone

Aphrophora alni compared with Haliotis clathrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Lovely Abalone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Haliotidae
Genus	Aphrophora	Haliotis
Species	Aphrophora alni	Haliotis clathrata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Lovely Abalone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Lovely Abalone
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).

Lovely Abalone

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius and Seychelles.

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.