Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Cat flea

Acarospora fuscata compared with Ctenocephalides felis

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Cat flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Cat flea
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Pulicidae
Genus	Acarospora	Ctenocephalides
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Ctenocephalides felis

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Cat flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Cat flea
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.

Cat flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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.

Cat flea

The Cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) is a species in the genus Ctenocephalides. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States