Brown Cobblestone Lichen vs Faded Pincertail

Acarospora fuscata compared with Onychogomphus costae

Key Differences

• Brown Cobblestone Lichen is Least Concern while Faded Pincertail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Faded Pincertail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Acarosporales (Acarosporales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Acarosporaceae	Gomphidae
Genus	Acarospora	Onychogomphus
Species	Acarospora fuscata	Onychogomphus costae

Conservation Status

Brown Cobblestone Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Faded Pincertail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cobblestone Lichen	Faded Pincertail
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.

Faded Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.