Alder Spittlebug vs Brittle Bladderfern

Aphrophora alni compared with Cystopteris tenuis

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Brittle Bladderfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Brittle Bladderfern
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)
Order	Hemiptera (カメムシ目)	Polypodiales (ウラボシ目)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Cystopteris
Species	Aphrophora alni	Cystopteris tenuis

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Brittle Bladderfern
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).

Brittle Bladderfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.

Brittle Bladderfern

The Brittle Bladderfern (Cystopteris tenuis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States