Alder Spittlebug vs botryche ascendant

Aphrophora alni compared with Botrychium ascendens

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while botryche ascendant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	botryche ascendant
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Botrychium
Species	Aphrophora alni	Botrychium ascendens

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

botryche ascendant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	botryche ascendant
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).

botryche ascendant

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.

botryche ascendant

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