Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs sheet-web spiders

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Erigone dentosa

Key Differences

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while sheet-web spiders is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	sheet-web spiders
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Linyphiidae
Genus	Alectoria	Erigone
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Erigone dentosa

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

sheet-web spiders

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	sheet-web spiders
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.

sheet-web spiders

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, 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.