Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Plain Dark-bee

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Stelis phaeoptera

Key Differences

• Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Plain Dark-bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Plain Dark-bee
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (леканоромицеты)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Lecanorales (леканоровые)	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Megachilidae
Genus	Alectoria	Stelis
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Stelis phaeoptera

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Plain Dark-bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Plain Dark-bee
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.

Plain Dark-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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