Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Budapest slug

Acarospora fuscata compared with Tandonia budapestensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Budapest slug
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Milacidae
Genus	Acarospora	Tandonia
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Tandonia budapestensis

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Budapest slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Budapest slug
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.

Budapest slug

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.

Budapest slug

The Budapest Slug (Tandonia budapestensis) is a species in the genus Tandonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States