Alder Spittlebug vs Lacquered Bracket

Aphrophora alni compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Lacquered Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Hemiptera (노린재목)	Polyporales (구멍장이버섯목)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Ganoderma
Species	Aphrophora alni	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Lacquered Bracket
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).

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States