Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Scorched Rustwort

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Gymnomitrion adustum

Key Differences

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Scorched Rustwort is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Scorched Rustwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Gymnomitrion
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Gymnomitrion adustum

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Scorched Rustwort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Scorched Rustwort
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.

Scorched Rustwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.