Horned Wrack vs toothed wrack

Fucus ceranoides compared with Fucus serratus

Key Differences

• Horned Wrack is Not Evaluated while toothed wrack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Horned Wrack	toothed 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 ceranoides	Fucus serratus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Horned Wrack

NE — Not Evaluated

toothed wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Horned Wrack	toothed wrack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Horned Wrack

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

toothed wrack

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway