Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Sard

Acarospora fuscata compared with Carex divisa

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Sard is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Sard
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Ascomycota (فطريات زقية)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (لقنورانية)	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Poales (قبئيات)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Carex
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Carex divisa

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Sard

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Sard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and United States.

Sard

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Portugal, South Africa, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

The Brown Cobblestone Lichen (Acarospora fuscata) is a species in the genus Acarospora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal 🇺🇸 United States