alpine pussytoes vs Cudbear

Antennaria alpina compared with Ochrolechia tartarea

Key Differences

• alpine pussytoes is Least Concern while Cudbear is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine pussytoes	Cudbear
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Ochrolechiaceae
Genus	Antennaria	Ochrolechia
Species	Antennaria alpina	Ochrolechia tartarea

Conservation Status

alpine pussytoes

LC — Least Concern

Cudbear

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine pussytoes	Cudbear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine pussytoes

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Cudbear

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

alpine pussytoes

The Alpine pussytoes (Antennaria alpina) is a species in the genus Antennaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden