Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs violet risso

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Rissoa violacea

Key Differences

• Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while violet risso is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	violet risso
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Rissoidae
Genus	Alectoria	Rissoa
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Rissoa violacea

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

violet risso

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	violet risso
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.

violet risso

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway