Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Cork bark oak

Acarospora fuscata compared with Quercus suber

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Cork bark oak
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Acarospora	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Quercus suber

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Cork bark oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Cork bark oak
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.

Cork bark oak

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, South Africa), Asia (Armenia, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal 🇺🇸 United States