Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Checkerberry

Acarospora fuscata compared with Gaultheria procumbens

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Checkerberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Checkerberry
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Gaultheria
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Gaultheria procumbens

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Checkerberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Checkerberry
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.

Checkerberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Checkerberry

The Checkerberry (Gaultheria procumbens) is a species in the genus Gaultheria. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States