Apple sucker vs Bishop's goutweed

Cacopsylla mali compared with Aegopodium podagraria

Key Differences

• Apple sucker is Not Evaluated while Bishop's goutweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple sucker	Bishop's goutweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Psyllidae	Apiaceae
Genus	Cacopsylla	Aegopodium
Species	Cacopsylla mali	Aegopodium podagraria

Conservation Status

Apple sucker

NE — Not Evaluated

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple sucker	Bishop's goutweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple sucker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Bishop's goutweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Apple sucker

The Apple sucker (Cacopsylla mali) is a species in the genus Cacopsylla. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Bishop's goutweed

The Bishop's goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria) is a species in the genus Aegopodium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States