Alder Spittlebug vs Monkey river prawn

Aphrophora alni compared with Macrobrachium lar

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Monkey river prawn
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Palaemonidae
Genus	Aphrophora	Macrobrachium
Species	Aphrophora alni	Macrobrachium lar

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder Spittlebug and Monkey river prawn share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Monkey river prawn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Monkey river prawn
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).

Monkey river prawn

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States