Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Box Rust

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Puccinia buxi

Key Differences

• Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Box Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Box Rust
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Puccinia
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Puccinia buxi

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses and Box Rust share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Fungi. (Fungi)

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Box Rust
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.

Box Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, Norway, and Portugal.

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.

Box Rust

The Box rust (Puccinia buxi) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. It is found in Belgium, Germany, Norway and Portugal.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway