Bladder Wrack vs Horned Wrack

Fucus vesiculosus compared with Fucus ceranoides

Key Differences

• Bladder Wrack is Least Concern while Horned Wrack is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Wrack	Horned Wrack
Kingdom same	Chromista (Chromista)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum same	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class same	Phaeophyceae (Braunalgen)	Phaeophyceae (Braunalgen)
Order same	Fucales (Fucales)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family same	Fucaceae	Fucaceae
Genus same	Fucus	Fucus
Species	Fucus vesiculosus	Fucus ceranoides

Evolutionary Relationship

Bladder Wrack and Horned Wrack share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Fucus.

Conservation Status

Bladder Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Horned Wrack

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Wrack	Horned Wrack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bladder Wrack

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Horned Wrack

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

Bladder Wrack

The Bladder Wrack (Fucus vesiculosus) is a species in the genus Fucus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway