Erlenschaumzikade vs

Aphrophora alni compared with Asperococcus ensiformis

Key Differences

Erlenschaumzikade is Least Concern while is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erlenschaumzikade
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Phaeophyceae (Braunalgen)
Order	Hemiptera (Schnabelkerfe)	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Chordariaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Asperococcus
Species	Aphrophora alni	Asperococcus ensiformis

Conservation Status

Erlenschaumzikade

LC — Least Concern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Erlenschaumzikade
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).

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

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

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.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.