Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Dusky Dancer

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Argia translata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Dusky Dancer
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Alectoria	Argia
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Argia translata

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Dusky Dancer
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.

Dusky Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.