Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Cupped Ear

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Cupped Ear
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	Otideaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Otidea
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Otidea cantharella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Cupped Ear
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.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden