Alder Spittlebug vs snow pear

Aphrophora alni compared with Pyrus nivalis

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while snow pear is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	snow pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aphrophora	Pyrus
Species	Aphrophora alni	Pyrus nivalis

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

snow pear

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	snow pear
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).

snow pear

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic and France.

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.