Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Armenian Psephellus

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Psephellus somcheticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Armenian Psephellus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alectoria	Psephellus
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Psephellus somcheticus

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Armenian Psephellus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Armenian Psephellus
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.

Armenian Psephellus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Armenian Psephellus

The Armenian Psephellus, Psephellus somcheticus, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.