Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Doum Palm

Acarospora fuscata compared with Hyphaene thebaica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Doum Palm
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Arecaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Hyphaene
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Hyphaene thebaica

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Doum Palm
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.

Doum Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across India, Taiwan, and Yemen.

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.