Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Staph Aureus

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Staphylococcus aureus

Key Differences

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Staph Aureus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Staph Aureus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Bacilli (Bacilli)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Staphylococcales
Family	Parmeliaceae	Staphylococcaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Staphylococcus
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Staphylococcus aureus

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Staph Aureus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Staph Aureus
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.

Staph Aureus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan 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.