Alder Spittlebug vs Mountain yam

Aphrophora alni compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Dioscorea
Species	Aphrophora alni	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Mountain yam
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).

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

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.