Gemeine Birkenmaskenzikade vs Kleine Birkenmaskenzikade

Oncopsis flavicollis compared with Oncopsis tristis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Birkenmaskenzikade	Kleine Birkenmaskenzikade
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Hemiptera (Schnabelkerfe)	Hemiptera (Schnabelkerfe)
Family same	Cicadellidae	Cicadellidae
Genus same	Oncopsis	Oncopsis
Species	Oncopsis flavicollis	Oncopsis tristis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gemeine Birkenmaskenzikade and Kleine Birkenmaskenzikade share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oncopsis.

Conservation Status

Gemeine Birkenmaskenzikade

LC — Least Concern

Kleine Birkenmaskenzikade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Birkenmaskenzikade	Kleine Birkenmaskenzikade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gemeine Birkenmaskenzikade

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Tunisia), Asia (10 countries), Europe (27 countries), and North America (United States).

Kleine Birkenmaskenzikade

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (26 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 30 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇲🇳 Mongolia 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇷🇴 Romania 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States