Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs devil clam

Acarospora fuscata compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	devil clam
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Cardiidae
Genus	Acarospora	Tridacna
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Tridacna mbalavuana

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	devil clam
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.

devil clam

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.