Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Cedar Cup

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Geopora sumneriana

Key Differences

• Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Cedar Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Cedar Cup
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Alectoria	Geopora
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Geopora sumneriana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Cedar Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Cedar Cup
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.

Cedar Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.

Cedar Cup

The Cedar Cup (Geopora sumneriana) is a species in the genus Geopora. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway