Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Eastern Mole

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Alectoria	Scalopus
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Eastern Mole
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.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic 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.