Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Elephant Apple

Acarospora fuscata compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Acarospora	Dillenia
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Elephant Apple
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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.