Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs juniper scale

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Carulaspis juniperi

Key Differences

• Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while juniper scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	juniper scale
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Diaspididae
Genus	Alectoria	Carulaspis
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Carulaspis juniperi

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

juniper scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	juniper scale
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.

juniper scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States