Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Key Differences

• Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Ragged Pseudocyphellaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class same	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Pseudocyphellaria
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses and Ragged Pseudocyphellaria share a common ancestor at the Class level: Lecanoromycetes. (Lecanoromycetes)

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
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.

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway