Erlenschaumzikade vs Gewöhnliches Pfeilkraut

Aphrophora alni compared with Sagittaria sagittifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erlenschaumzikade	Gewöhnliches Pfeilkraut
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hemiptera (Schnabelkerfe)	Alismatales (Froschlöffelartige)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Alismataceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Sagittaria
Species	Aphrophora alni	Sagittaria sagittifolia

Conservation Status

Erlenschaumzikade

LC — Least Concern

Gewöhnliches Pfeilkraut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Erlenschaumzikade	Gewöhnliches Pfeilkraut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Erlenschaumzikade

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Gewöhnliches Pfeilkraut

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (7 countries), North America (Mexico), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji).

Erlenschaumzikade

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.

Gewöhnliches Pfeilkraut

The Arrowhead, Sagittaria sagittifolia, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden