Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Toromiro

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Sophora toromiro

Key Differences

• Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Toromiro is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Toromiro
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Sophora
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Sophora toromiro

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Toromiro

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Toromiro
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.

Toromiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.