Alder Spittlebug vs Ascending Grapefern

Aphrophora alni compared with Botrychium ascendens

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Ascending Grapefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossaceae)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Botrychium
Species	Aphrophora alni	Botrychium ascendens

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Ascending Grapefern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Spittlebug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Ascending Grapefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Alder Spittlebug

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.

Ascending Grapefern

Ascending grapefern (Botrychium ascendens) is a species in the genus Botrychium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States