Alder Spittlebug vs Siberian polypody

Aphrophora alni compared with Polypodium sibiricum

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Siberian polypody is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Siberian polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Polypodium
Species	Aphrophora alni	Polypodium sibiricum

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Siberian polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Siberian polypody
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).

Siberian polypody

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.