Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Devil's Shoestring

Acarospora fuscata compared with Tephrosia angustissima

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Devil's Shoestring is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Devil's Shoestring
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Tephrosia
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Tephrosia angustissima

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Devil's Shoestring
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's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.