Erlenschaumzikade vs Schillerndes Meerohr

Aphrophora alni compared with Haliotis varia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erlenschaumzikade	Schillerndes Meerohr
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Mollusca (Weichtiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Gastropoda (Schnecken)
Order	Hemiptera (Schnabelkerfe)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Haliotidae
Genus	Aphrophora	Haliotis
Species	Aphrophora alni	Haliotis varia

Evolutionary Relationship

Erlenschaumzikade and Schillerndes Meerohr share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Erlenschaumzikade

LC — Least Concern

Schillerndes Meerohr

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Erlenschaumzikade	Schillerndes Meerohr
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).

Schillerndes Meerohr

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Sri Lanka and Taiwan.

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.