Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Devil's Shoestring

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Tephrosia angustissima

Key Differences

• Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Devil's Shoestring is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Devil's Shoestring
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Tephrosia
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Tephrosia angustissima

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Devil's Shoestring
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.

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.