Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Bleeding Blue Tooth

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Hydnellum cyanopodium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Bleeding Blue Tooth
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Alectoria	Hydnellum
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Hydnellum cyanopodium

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses and Bleeding Blue Tooth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Fungi. (Fungi)

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Bleeding Blue Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Bleeding Blue Tooth
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.

Bleeding Blue Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.

Bleeding Blue Tooth

The Bleeding Blue Tooth (Hydnellum cyanopodium) is a species in the genus Hydnellum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.