Alder Spittlebug vs Yellowhammer

Aphrophora alni compared with Emberiza citrinella

Key Differences

Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Yellowhammer is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Yellowhammer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Emberizidae
Genus	Aphrophora	Emberiza
Species	Aphrophora alni	Emberiza citrinella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Yellowhammer

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Yellowhammer
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).

Yellowhammer

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Yellowhammer

Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.