Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Diatom

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Thalassiosira baltica

Key Differences

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Diatom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Diatom
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Thalassiosirales (Thalassiosirales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Thalassiosiraceae
Genus	Alectoria	Thalassiosira
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Thalassiosira baltica

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Diatom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Diatom
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.

Diatom

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.