Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs St. James' shell

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Pecten maximus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	St. James' shell
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Pectinida (Pectinida)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Pectinidae
Genus	Alectoria	Pecten
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Pecten maximus

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

St. James' shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	St. James' shell
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.

St. James' shell

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China), Europe (8 countries), and South America (Chile).

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.

St. James' shell

St. James' shell (Pecten maximus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.