Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs squirrel’s tail hydroid

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Sertularia argentea

Key Differences

• Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while squirrel’s tail hydroid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	squirrel’s tail hydroid
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Hydrozoa (Hydrozoa)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Leptothecata (Leptothecata)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Sertulariidae
Genus	Alectoria	Sertularia
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Sertularia argentea

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

squirrel’s tail hydroid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	squirrel’s tail hydroid
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.

squirrel’s tail hydroid

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden