Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Bird Cherry Pocket

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Taphrina padi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Bird Cherry Pocket
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinomycetes)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Taphrinaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Taphrina
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Taphrina padi

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses and Bird Cherry Pocket share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Ascomycota. (Sac Fungi)

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Bird Cherry Pocket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Bird Cherry Pocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Bird Cherry Pocket

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

The Alpine Sulphur-Tresses (Alectoria ochroleuca) is a species in the genus Alectoria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Bird Cherry Pocket

The Bird Cherry Pocket (Taphrina padi) is a species in the genus Taphrina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden