Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Divided Tunicate

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Styela canopus

Key Differences

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Divided Tunicate is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Divided Tunicate
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Stolidobranchia (Stolidobranchia)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Styelidae
Genus	Alectoria	Styela
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Styela canopus

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Divided Tunicate

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Divided Tunicate
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.

Divided Tunicate

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Lebanon), Europe (4 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand, Samoa), and South America (Brazil).

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.