Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs elliptic trough shell

Acarospora fuscata compared with Spisula elliptica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	elliptic trough shell
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Venerida (Venerida)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Mactridae
Genus	Acarospora	Spisula
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Spisula elliptica

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

elliptic trough shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	elliptic trough shell
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.

elliptic trough shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.