Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Cardinal Spider

Acarospora fuscata compared with Tegenaria parietina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Cardinal Spider
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Agelenidae
Genus	Acarospora	Tegenaria
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Tegenaria parietina

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Cardinal Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Cardinal Spider
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.

Cardinal Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Austria, Belgium, Denmark, and Portugal.

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.

Cardinal Spider

The Cardinal Spider (Tegenaria parietina) is a species in the genus Tegenaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇵🇹 Portugal