Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Mudworm

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Aporrectodea limicola

Key Differences

• Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Mudworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Mudworm
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Clitellata (Clitellata)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Lumbricidae
Genus	Alectoria	Aporrectodea
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Aporrectodea limicola

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Mudworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Mudworm
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.

Mudworm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States