Blistering Ammania vs Tree lacehopper

Ammannia baccifera compared with Cixius insularis

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Tree lacehopper is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Tree lacehopper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Lythraceae	Cixiidae
Genus	Ammannia	Cixius
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Cixius insularis

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Tree lacehopper

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Tree lacehopper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Tree lacehopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian