Erlenschaumzikade vs Pistazie

Aphrophora alni compared with Pistacia vera

Key Differences

Erlenschaumzikade is Least Concern while Pistazie is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erlenschaumzikade	Pistazie
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Schnabelkerfe)	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Pistacia
Species	Aphrophora alni	Pistacia vera

Conservation Status

Erlenschaumzikade

LC — Least Concern

Pistazie

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Erlenschaumzikade	Pistazie
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).

Pistazie

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Libya, Rwanda), Asia (Armenia, Turkey), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.