Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Buff-throated Saltator

Acarospora fuscata compared with Saltator maximus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Buff-throated Saltator
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Thraupidae
Genus	Acarospora	Saltator
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Saltator maximus

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Buff-throated Saltator

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Buff-throated Saltator
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.

Buff-throated Saltator

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Buff-throated Saltator

A large, handsome saltator of humid forest, forest edge, and secondary woodland from Mexico through Central America and south to Bolivia and Brazil, buff-throated saltators display green upper parts with a distinctive white supercilium, black malar stripe, and warm buff throat. They are common in forest margins and gardens, producing rich, melodious warbling songs. They forage on seeds, fruit, and buds, occasionally joining mixed-species flocks. One of the most frequently observed saltators across their broad neotropical range.