arctic flapwort vs Brown Cobblestone Lichen

Jungermannia polaris compared with Acarospora fuscata

Key Differences

  • arctic flapwort is Not Evaluated while Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank arctic flapwort Brown Cobblestone Lichen
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Marchantiophyta (liverwort) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida) Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales) Acarosporales (Acarosporales)
Family Jungermanniaceae Acarosporaceae
Genus Jungermannia Acarospora
Species Jungermannia polaris Acarospora fuscata

Conservation Status

arctic flapwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute arctic flapwort Brown Cobblestone Lichen
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic flapwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

arctic flapwort

The Arctic flapwort (Jungermannia polaris) is a species in the genus Jungermannia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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 1 countries:

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia