Banded thrip vs Brown Cobblestone Lichen

Aeolothrips fasciatus compared with Acarospora fuscata

Key Differences

• Banded thrip is Not Evaluated while Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded thrip	Brown Cobblestone Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)
Family	Aeolothripidae	Acarosporaceae
Genus	Aeolothrips	Acarospora
Species	Aeolothrips fasciatus	Acarospora fuscata

Conservation Status

Banded thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded thrip	Brown Cobblestone Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.

Banded thrip

The Banded thrip (Aeolothrips fasciatus) is a species in the genus Aeolothrips. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇺🇸 United States