Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Castor

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Castor
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Ascomycota (子囊菌门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (茶漬綱)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Lecanorales (茶漬目)	Malpighiales (金虎尾目)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Ricinus
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Castor
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.

Castor

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

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.

Castor

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States