Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Spiral Tarcrust

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Eutypa spinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Spiral Tarcrust
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Diatrypaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Eutypa
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Eutypa spinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Spiral Tarcrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Spiral Tarcrust
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.

Spiral Tarcrust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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