Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Duck barnacle

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Lepas anatifera

Key Differences

• Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Duck barnacle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Duck barnacle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Maxillopoda (Maxillopoda)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Pedunculata (Pedunculata)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Lepadidae
Genus	Alectoria	Lepas
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Lepas anatifera

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Duck barnacle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Duck barnacle
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.

Duck barnacle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden