Alder Spittlebug vs Fused Tooth

Aphrophora alni compared with Phellodon confluens

Key Differences

• Alder Spittlebug is Least Concern while Fused Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Fused Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Hemiptera (полужесткокрылые)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Aphrophora	Phellodon
Species	Aphrophora alni	Phellodon confluens

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Fused Tooth
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).

Fused Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden