Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Confusing Furrow Bee

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Halictus confusus

Key Differences

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Confusing Furrow Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Confusing Furrow Bee
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Halictidae
Genus	Alectoria	Halictus
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Halictus confusus

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Furrow Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Confusing Furrow Bee
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.

Confusing Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.